by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 26, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Identity theft victim Barbara Shaw now knows all to well the dangers of hotel Wifi. Upon returning to the United States recently from a European trip, she checked her airline frequent flier account to make sure that she was credited with all of the miles from her...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 13, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Recently the California Attorney General’s office released its report pertaining to data breaches in California and the results are quite disturbing. More than 2.5 million Californians were victims of the 131 reported data breaches that occurred in California...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 4, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
As I have repeatedly said, debit cards are a dangerous way to shop because unlike credit cards which carry a potential liability of no more than $50 for fraudulent purchases made using your credit card, if your debit card security is compromised and your discovery of...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 15, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The next movie installment in the popular “Twilight” series is tomorrow and already the scammers are taking advantage of the buzz surrounding the movie. Messages are appearing on Facebook pages saying “To celebrate we’re giving away FREE...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 12, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Earlier this week officials at the Women & Infants hospital in Rhode Island disclosed that ultrasound images along with personal data including names, birthdates and Social Security numbers of approximately 14,000 patients was lost. Although the data was...