by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 25, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
In my Scam of the Day for August 1, 2014 I first warned you about the danger of the malware referred to as “Backoff” as described in a warning issued by the Department of Homeland Security on July 31st. Backoff is the name of a type of malware that is...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 1, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Everyone is aware of the epidemic of hackings of major companies, such as Target, P.F. Chang’s, Neiman Marcus, Michaels, Sally’s Beauty Supply and Goodwill Industries and, as I have repeatedly warned you, these hackings will only increase in frequency in...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 18, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
AT&T has just confirmed that for two weeks in April it was hacked by someone who used his or her position as an employee of a third party vendor that works with AT&T to gain access to personal information of AT&T customers. Included in the information...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 21, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
By now everyone is aware that the United States Justice Department indicted five members of the Chinese military on charges related to cyberattacks against a number of American companies including US Steel, Allegheny Technologies and SolarWorld. Although this is the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 22, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Arts and Crafts store Michaels recently issued a new report telling us all what we already knew, which was that between May 8, 2013 and February 27, 2014, Michaels and a subsidiary named Aaron Brothers were hacked by cybercriminals who stole credit and debit card...
