by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 22, 2024 | Scam of the day
In August 15th’s Scam of the day I told you about the massive data breach at National Public Data, a prominent data broker company used by other companies for background checks. Last April a cybercriminal who we now know to be Luan Goncalves who allegedly did...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 9, 2024 | Scam of the day
In the over twelve years that I have been writing Scamicide, today and tomorrow represent the second time that I have ever had to write about data breaches on consecutive days. This is an indication of how common serious data breaches have become. This situation is...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 7, 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. | Jun 6, 2024 | Scam of the day
It was less than a week ago that I told you about the recent data breach at Ticketmaster and now I have another one to report to you. Debt Collection Company Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) recently announced that it had suffered a data breach in...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 26, 2024 | Scam of the day
Deed fraud, which is also referred to as “property title theft” occurs when a criminal files a counterfeit deed to property owned by someone else and then either lives in the property or even sells the property to an unwary buyer. Deed fraud most commonly...
