by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 10, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The hacking group Anonymous had reportedly targeted 130 banks and credit unions for a disruptive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack on Tuesday, May 7th, but the attack failed to substantially materialize. In a DDoS attack, large numbers of computers,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 23, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Every season is scam season and income tax season is a huge time for income tax identity thefts by which identity thieves access your name and Social Security number and the file a phony income tax return in your name and claim a phony income tax refund based on false...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 21, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
As I have been reporting to you, there have been a recent wave of serious hacking into companies such as Facebook and now Apple, that were long thought to be secure and safe from cyberattacks and these two companies are only two of the hundreds that have been...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 11, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
By now, most people are aware of the scam tactic referred to as “phishing,” by which you receive an email purportedly from a legitimate company or government agency that has all of the appearances of being a true and legitimate communication from the company or...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 10, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Although many of us are very cognizant of protecting our computers from the slings and arrows of outrageous hackers and identity thieves many people do not take the same security precautions with our smart phone, tablets and other portable devices. Many people use...
