by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 1, 2024 | Scam of the day
Sometimes we are our own worst enemy when it comes to posting too much personal information on social media that can be leveraged by a criminal for purposes of identity theft. During the earlier days of the pandemic many people posted photos of their vaccination...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 20, 2024 | Scam of the day
A Subscriber Identity Module, more commonly known as a SIM card, is an integrated circuit that stores information used to authenticate subscribers on mobile devices, such as a cell phone. The SIM card is able to be transferred between different devices, and often is,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 24, 2024 | Scam of the day
A Subscriber Identity Module, more commonly known as a SIM card, is an integrated circuit that stores information used to authenticate subscribers on mobile devices, such as a cell phone. The SIM card is able to be transferred between different devices, and often is,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 28, 2023 | Scam of the day
In the last few days, we have learned of successful major ransomware attacks at the U.S. Marshals Service and Dole Food Company. Ransomware attacks in which the targeted victims data is stolen and encrypted in a manner that the victim cannot access is done primarily...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 28, 2022 | Scam of the day
A hacker who uses the name Ryushi claims to have hacked into Twitter through a now-patched API vulnerability and is offering the information for sale for $200,000 on the Dark Web to other cybercriminals who could use the information to target the Twitter users for...
