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. | Jan 1, 2023 | 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...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 4, 2022 | Scam of the day
Today is World Password Day, which is a day dedicated toward inspiring people to choose better passwords for their various online accounts. Each year the password manager company NordPass does a study of the worst passwords commonly used. These easily discerned...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 19, 2022 | Scam of the day
Having unique, complex passwords for each of your accounts is an essential element of online security. A recent report from Hive Systems indicated that due to advances in advanced graphics processing technology, hackers could crack an 8 character complex password with...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 7, 2022 | Scam of the day
Today’s Scam of the day is one about which I have written in the past, as recently as a little over a month ago, however it continues to pop up frequently as evidenced by a Scamicide reader who recently was targeted by a Facebook cloner. If one of your friends...
