by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 11, 2020 | Scam of the day
Since the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic, the demand for disinfectant products made by Clorox and Lysol has been high with stores temporarily running out of these products at times. Taking advantage of the high demand for these products, according to the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 11, 2019 | Scam of the day
Holiday shopping online is extremely convenient, but it can also be extremely dangerous. Scammers construct many phony online shopping websites to lure you into providing your credit or debit card information. Sometimes they mimic legitimate websites and it is easy...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 30, 2019 | Scam of the day
Imagine Andy Williams singing, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” and it may indeed be the most wonderful time of the year for many people, but it is not so wonderful if you have been scammed by cybercriminals who really do find the holiday...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 15, 2019 | Scam of the day
Proofpoint, a cybersecurity company has issued its 2019 Domain Fraud Report and the conclusions are disturbing. https://www.proofpoint.com/us/resources/white-papers/domain-fraud-report Proofpoint found that malicious fraudulent domains increased by 11% in 2018 and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
Today is Thanksgiving and many people have already turned their attention to the upcoming holiday shopping season that starts in earnest tomorrow. For many of us, shopping online is both more convenient and often more economical than shopping at a brick and mortar...