by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 11, 2024 | Scam of the day
Today’s Scam of the day involves yet another major data breach. This time the victim was MoneyGram a popular company with more than 150 million customers that helps you send money electronically to bank accounts or mobile wallets. MoneyGram confirmed earlier...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 31, 2024 | Scam of the day
Data breaches have become an all-too-common feature of life today and they pose a significant threat to all of us because regardless of how careful we are at protecting our personal data, we are only as secure as the companies and governmental agencies that hold our...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 5, 2024 | Scam of the day
Earlier this week Cancer treatment and research center City of Hope disclosed that it had suffered a data breach affecting 820,000 patients whose personal information was compromised. The data breach occurred between September and October of 2023, but was only...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 31, 2024 | Scam of the day
A year ago I told you that AT&T notified nine million of its customers that some of their personal information was exposed when a marketing partner of AT&T was hacked. A few days ago I told you that names, addresses, phone numbers, birth dates and Social...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 25, 2024 | Scam of the day
Data breaches have become an all-too-common feature of life today and they pose a significant threat to all of us because regardless of how careful we are at protecting our personal data, we are only as secure as the companies and governmental agencies that hold our...