by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 24, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Six people including both Russian and American citizens were indicted yesterday in New York for hacking into 1,600 StubHub accounts and stealing more than 1.6 million dollars in tickets. StubHub is a website where people can buy and sell sports and entertainment...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 23, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Duke University has announced that its Duke University Press has suffered a data breach. Although no financial information was stolen, usernames and encrypted passwords were stolen. However even though the passwords were encrypted, it is not uncommon for...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 14, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
On March 22nd in my Scam of the day I told you about the possibility that the missing Malaysian airliner may have had its computers hacked. During the flight, two essential communication and location systems were turned off while the aircraft continued to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 28, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
I have been warning you about the danger of the Internet of Things which refers to the increasing use of computer technology in things that formerly did not involve computers or communication through the Internet, such as refrigerators, thermostats and cars. Too...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 23, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
A major security defect has been discovered by Apple that if exploited would permit an identity thief to hack into the emails and other communications sent from iPhones, iPads and iPods even if they were encrypted. This is a potentially devastating flaw as users...
