by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 4, 2019 | Scam of the day
It has been more than four years since I first reported to you about the hacking of numerous iCloud accounts of celebrities including Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton. Nude photos were stolen from these accounts and posted on the Internet. Since that time four...
by admin | Feb 27, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Recently, USA Today journalist Steven Petrow wrote about his using in-flight Wi-Fi to send emails while flying on an American Airlines flight. Upon landing, Petrow was approached by one of the other passengers who informed him that during the flight he had hacked into...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 30, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The European Central Bank has announced that hackers had hacked into its computers and stole information about people who had registered for some bank events which included news conferences. Many of the people whose information was stolen were journalists who...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 7, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Recently many iPhone users have found that their Find My iPhone anti-theft feature had been accessed and used to lock the screen. The victims then received a ransom demand of $100 by the hacker in order to unlock the screen. However, this scam does not end there. ...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 5, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Two close friends of mine had their email accounts hacked this week and they are not alone by any means. Email hacking is a common occurrence and it can represent a serious security threat or a benign inconvenience, however, in either event, it is important to act...
