by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 23, 2023 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about the dangers of ransomware for eight years. Ransomware is a type of malware that when downloaded encrypts and make unavailable all of the data on your computer. Once this occurs the criminals then threaten to destroy the data if a ransom...
by admin | Apr 29, 2018 | Scam of the day
The small Massachusetts city of Leominster last week paid a $10,000 bitcoin ransom to cybercriminals who had infected its school district’s computers affecting every school in the city. Ransomware is the name for malware that once installed on a computer, often...
by admin | Dec 31, 2017 | Scam of the day
Earlier this week criminal charges of wire fraud, conspiracy and computer fraud were brought against two Romanians, Mihai Alexandru Isvanca and Eveline Cismaru. The headlines in various media reporting this story were very misleading as they focused on the hacking of...
by admin | Apr 11, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Ransomware is one of the biggest cyberproblems for individuals, companies and governmental agencies. Here is a link to my latest column for USA Today in which I describe a new variation of ransomware that is based on a Star Trek theme....
by admin | Nov 16, 2015 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Speaking recently at a cybersecurity conference in Boston, FBI Assistant Special Agent Joseph Bonavolonta startled many people when, in discussing ransomware, he said “the ransomware is that good. To be honest, we often advise people just to pay the...
