by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 8, 2025 | Scam of the day
While we are all familiar with the rash of data breaches at major companies such as Stellantis, TransUnion, Allianz Life, Workday, Pandora, Cisco, Chanel, Dior, Louis Vuitton, Tiffany, Farmers Insurance and Qantas. a recent study by the tech company Proton found that...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 21, 2025 | Scam of the day
Theft of iPhones is a major problem. As long ago as 2014 the FCC indicated that a million iPhones were stolen annually in the United States and there is no reason to believe that the number hasn’t gone up even further since then. The reason for iPhone theft is...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 9, 2024 | Scam of the day
Cybersecurity researchers at Cybernews reported a few days ago that they had discovered the largest collection of stolen passwords in history totaling almost ten billion passwords were posted on a Dark Web site used by cybercriminals. Cybercriminals use websites on...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 16, 2024 | Scam of the day
The headline of this Scam of the day may be a bit confusing because dual factor authentication is not itself a scam, but rather a tool to avoid being scammed. It is not unusual for passwords to be compromised, particularly if you use the same password for all of your...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 22, 2024 | Scam of the day
Having unique, complicated passwords for each of your accounts is an essential element of online security. However, remembering all of your passwords can be a difficult task for many people, which is why so many people use online password managers, which store all of...
