by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 18, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
I have previously warned you about the hitman scam on January 15, 2012 and January 29, 2013, but I am doing so again today because this scam, which is still unfamiliar to many, is making a comeback. Recently the FBI has been getting many complaints about incidents of...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 25, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
A few days ago, Microsoft announced that it, like Apple, Facebook, Twitter and hundreds of other prominent companies had been hacked. The Microsoft hacking is still being investigated and it has not yet been determined if sensitive information was compromised or...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 14, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
For many years, users of Apple computers have felt safe knowing that by and large most of the computer scams have targeted users of PCs rather than Macs. However, with the increasing popularity of Apple computers and portable devices, more and more scammers and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 6, 2012 | Site Related
On July 15, 2012 I warned you about a scam in which you receive a telephone call purportedly from Microsoft, Dell or other major computer companies or security software companies such as McAfee and Norton telling you that they have remotely determined that your...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 2, 2012 | Site Related
Yesterday, a White House spokesman confirmed that a computer network used by the White House Military Office that deals with military support for various White House functions was hacked into last month purportedly by Chinese hackers through the common scammers...