by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 20, 2020 | Scam of the day
It is always important to update all of the software you use with the latest security updates and patches as soon as they are available. Numerous hacks and data breaches could have been avoided if individuals as well as companies installed security updates when they...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 6, 2020 | Scam of the day
Recently, you may likely have received an email with the notice from the Equifax Breach Settlement Administrator reproduced below pertaining to the proposed settlement of claims brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 19, 2020 | Scam of the day
There has been a lot of reporting in the media about the major Equifax settlement of claims brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and all but two of the states’ Attorneys General related to the avoidable...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 7, 2019 | Scam of the day
Many of us are said to have data breach fatigue, which means that due to so many massive data breaches occurring in recent years, such as the Equifax data breach of 2017 in which 145 million people had personal information stolen, we have become numbed and fail to...
by admin | Oct 5, 2018 | Scam of the day
The very best thing you can do to protect yourself from many forms of identity theft is to put a credit freeze on your credit report at each of the three major credit reporting agencies. Having a credit freeze on your credit reports at the three major credit reporting...
