Articles about avoiding scams
In his latest exposé, security reporter Brian Krebs details the dirty tricks often perpetrated by telephone tech support services. In particular, Brian highlights one instance where such a service has been clearly misleading potential consumers by falsely claiming to be a Microsoft Certified Partner: “You …
Last week, Brian Krebs warned of a suspected data breach at Home Depot stores across the US and Canada dating back to April this year. Unfortunately, that breach has now been confirmed. Even though it appears that the PINs tied to debit cards were not …
If you see an ad offering a ‘private video’ or ‘naked video’ of one of your Facebook friends, by all means, ignore it. (Who would want to see that anyways? Ewww. But I digress.) This is the latest scam that will result in malware …
Ignore Facebook Ad Promising Risque Videos of Friends Read More »
Target Breach – The News Keeps Getting Worse Target announced this week that 70 million customers have had their personal information hacked. These customers had their name, address, phone number and email address stolen. These victims are not limited to those who have recently shopped …
The following excerpt is taken from an original article published by Brian Krebs on his KrebsOnSecurity blog. The article details a massive internet based credit card scam affecting possibly thousands of consumers. It is a complex scenario yet ultimately enlightening read which clearly displays Brian’s …
Have You Fallen Victim to the $9.84 Credit Card Scam? Read More »
We first published an article regarding the pernicious CryptoLocker ransomware and how to avoid the infection using CryptoPrevent a couple of weeks ago… you can catch up with that original article here: Block CryptoLocker Ransomware with Free *CryptoPrevent*. In précis; CryptoLocker introduces a particularly nasty …
Security researchers have uncovered a new type of ransomware which is not actually designated as malware but attempts to extort payment from its victims nevertheless. The new strain of ransomware is being labeled “HTML Ransomware” and it works by injecting JavaScript code into the browser. …
Beware: New Ransomware threatens Mac OS X & Windows Users Read More »
It’s something you’ve probably heard or read many times over, I know I’ve repeated it often enough… ‘the best security starts between the ears’. It’s always been a truism and never more so than in these days of ever increasing threats and cybercrime. Getting the …
In all the time I’ve been computering I’ve never actually received any phishing or scam emails myself. Sure, I’ve seen plenty of examples across the net and on computers belonging to my clientele but I’ve never actually had one come through my own inbox… until …
This is the third and last part in a three part series. You can find Part 1 here and Part 2 here. In Part 1 (and 2), I detailed the definition of “rogue” that we were going to use (perhaps more appropriately termed “scareware”, nevertheless …
First, some housekeeping is in order. The previously published feature of this series, “Rogues, Part 1”, appeared on May 6th. That’s well over a month ago. Normally, most authors like to follow up with the next part of the series published within a week, or …
Is that the year 2010? Nooooooo. Believe it or not (and most novices DO believe it), the message says that my computer has . . . drum roll . . . 2,010 CRITICAL issues on a registry scan. Do you actually think my computer WOULD …
This is Part 2 of a 3 part series. If you missed part 1 you should check it out at Online Credit Card Security – Part 1. OK . . . you’ve decided that you want to make your purchase from AcmeExplosives.com (after all, Wiley …
Online Credit Card Security, Part 2: Trust Concerns Read More »
I’ve written on this subject several times, but the message bears repeating. Email is the main source of all virus and Trojan horse infections on the Internet. This was true in 1996 when email was not nearly as widespread as it is today and it’s …
