by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 23, 2019 | Scam of the day
The city of Baltimore has recently been hit with a ransomware attack and after two weeks, still hasn’t decided yet whetehr or not to pay the demanded 13 Bitcoin ransom (approximately $102,000). Ransomware attacks have increased dramatically in 2019. Earlier...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 14, 2019 | Scam of the day
Ransomware attacks have increased dramatically in 2019. Recently the Department of Homeland Security issued a warning about ransomware and steps you can take to combat the problem. Here is a link to that warning: https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/tips/ST19-001 Ransomware...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 8, 2019 | Scam of the day
Game of Thrones is one of the most popular television shows of all time and fans of the show are eagerly waiting the April 14th release on HBO of the first episode of the final season. Of course anything popular with many people is also going to be popular with...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 27, 2019 | Scam of the day
Today’s Scam of the day comes from my own email where today I received an email from someone whom I don’t know or recognize. The email came with the subject line indicating the name of the person purportedly sending the email and the words “shared...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 22, 2019 | Scam of the day
March Madness is upon us and many people in the United States are following intently the NCAA college basketball tournament. While many of these people are sports fans, merely enjoying the competition, many others bet on the games, largely through office pools where...
