by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 5, 2012 | Site Related
Wherever people can be found, you will find scammers looking for victims which is why you must be particularly vigilant when you use ever-popular social media such as Facebook and Twitter. I continue to alert you to new scams arising on these and other social media...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 21, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Often it seems that the teenaged and even younger members of your family know more about computers than the adults do; and maybe they do. However, unfortunately, they are also less security conscious and more susceptible to downloading malware such as keystroke...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 3, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Playing online video games is a popular pastime, but it also can lead to identity theft if you do not protect yourself. Many multiplayer online games are connected to cerdit card accounts that can make the players vulnerable as we have seen with the major data breach...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 25, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
With the Olympics only a few days away, many of us are excited about watching this great event, but our excitement should also be tempered by awareness of the many scams that will emanate from the Olympics and the media coverage of it. Over the next few days, I will...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 9, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The FBI as well as Canadian law enforcement agencies are reporting an upsurge in an extortion type of malware that is unwittingly downloaded by victims on their computers through standard phishing tactics. Once the malware is installed, the computer freezes and a...
