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...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 27, 2022 | Scam of the day
I have been writing about cryptocurrency scams for years. There a variety of scams that attempt to steal your cryptocurrencies from you. One of the most important decisions anyone should make when deciding whether to invest in cryptocurrencies is what kind of a...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 18, 2021 | Scam of the day
SIM card swapping is a major problem. 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...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 10, 2021 | Scam of the day
Working in the world of scams, identity theft and cybersecurity, I have become a bit paranoid, but we all should remember that even paranoids have enemies. As cellphones have become pretty much universal, they have moved into the realm of being used as an identifier...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 19, 2021 | Scam of the day
In July of 2020 I first reported to you about the hacking of Twitter accounts belonging to many prominent people including Joe Biden, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Warren Buffet, Jeff Bezos and Mike Bloomberg along with company Twitter accounts of...
