by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 22, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Regular readers of Scamicide, which I hope you are or will be, know that is very important to keep all of your computers and other electronic devices up to date with the latest security patches. This is why I regularly provide you with links to these updates as made...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 10, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Only a few days after federal officials managed to take over and shut down the computer networks used by hackers to spread a type of ransomware called CryptoLocker, a new form of ransomware is being used by other hackers to infect the computers of unwary victims. ...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 21, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The online auction website eBay just announced yesterday that it had been hacked and customer’s names, encrypted passwords, email addresses, physical addresses, phone numbers and dates of birth of as many as 112 million customers were stolen. At this time, it...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 13, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Constant updating of the software we all use with the latest security patches and updates is a critical part of avoiding scams and identity theft threats. Whenever new security updates and patches are issued, we provide access to these so that you can update your...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 8, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Recently there has been an upswing in a scam that has been with us for some time about which I have repeatedly warned you going back years. The scam starts with a telephone call that you receive purportedly from technical support at Microsoft. The caller informs you...
