Facebook Scam Makes You the Star
A clever scam is going around on Facebook. Because the social media site has nearly 2 billion monthly active users, it's a...
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German Officials Ban Sale of Nosy Doll Deeming Her Illegal
A toy that made headlines before the holiday season last year is now making headlines in Germany. Not because it can record...
Phishing Email Tries to Scare Victims into Looking for Sex Offenders
With the world so interconnected these days, phishing scams are not limited to a particular area or country. In a recently...
Current Cyber Trends and Advice on How to Keep One Step Ahead of the Hackers
There are many ways cybercriminals intrude upon our lives these days. It is up to us to learn what we can do to prevent it. As...
Heartbleed Continues to Beat Even After Nearly Three Years
In April 2014 a big vulnerability and the fixes created for it were released to the public. It is referred to as Heartbleed and...
Fake Adobe Flash Update Monitors Activity and May Download Ransomware on Android Devices
A recently discovered Trojan targets the Android operating system and has a big payload if it’s installed. Researchers at ESET...
It's a Cookie Theft! Yahoo Announced Sophisticated Way Hackers Stole Data in 2013 Breach
Yahoo is notifying some users that their cookies were stolen. No, not by Cookie Monster, but by whomever perpetrated the breach...
Scammers Pull Heartstrings to Get to Our Money
There are a lot of scams being perpetrated by those who wish to make a quick buck. Some are very complex, but others are...
Various Common Scams that Want Our Money or Do Something Nefarious
Not all scams we come across or hear about intend to scare us or make us feel compassion and empathy. Sometimes, they merely ask...
Arby's Loses over 350K Credit Card Numbers
Arby's was infected with malware that siphoned hundreds of thousands of credit card numbers over a period of several weeks. A...
Popular Scams That Try to Scare You
Scams will likely always be around. That’s because they continue to work for various reasons. People can be scared and taken...
Cyberattacks in Wyoming Prove Size Doesn't Matter
Recent events in Wyoming prove that cyberattacks don’t discriminate based on location or population. Earlier this year Campbell...