T-Mobile has become the most recent telecom giant to announce a data breach affecting a large number of U.S. customers. As part of the T-Mobile data breach, more than one million prepaid service accounts were affected, which included names, addresses, phone numbers...
The holidays are almost here, and for many people that means shopping. Unfortunately, scammers and hackers are already standing by to take advantage of consumers through data breaches and fraudulent activity, increasing the importance of holiday shopping safety....
Every year, consumers are cautioned to be extra careful when selecting toys on their holiday shopping list. There was a time when shoppers mostly worried about broken, damaged or otherwise physically unsafe toys. Perhaps there was even some concern about...
If you are a fan of the Facebook ten-year challenge, you are probably excited about its recent comeback. As more people come to terms with the uncertainty surrounding social media use and privacy, many users are starting to take a more cautious approach to how and...
According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), about 56.6 million students are attending school this fall. The NCES also reports that there are 3.7 million teachers currently in the United States. That is over 60 million students and teachers...
One week after its launch, hacked Disney+ accounts are what is being discussed rather than the new video streaming service. A week ago, Disney launched a highly anticipated video streaming service, and hackers have already found a way to make a buck while ruining your...
It seems hard to imagine that companies still suffer accidental data breaches, but it happens with alarming frequency and it led to a ‘Magic: The Gathering’ data breach. It may be an employee who downloads some malicious software or falls for a spear phishing...
Three web services recently suffered a web service data breach in August. The news broke from Krebs On Security that users of Network Solutions, Register.com and Web.com may have received notice that an unauthorized user was able to gain access to certain important...
If you had told someone even ten years ago that a criminal sitting on the other side of the world could steal their credit card information with a simple email, they might have written you off as a conspiracy theorist. Only a few decades ago, identity theft was not...
The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) and the Identity Theft Resource Center are teaming up for a very important public event on Twitter.International Fraud Awareness Week Nov 17-23 The two organizations have partnered to help consumers understand what...
There is a new Better Business Bureau (BBB) complaint phishing scam making its way around that is hitting the inboxes of consumers, business owners and even charities.Phishing attempts get their name from the wide net that scammers throw out, hoping to catch a few...
According to our 2018 End-of-Year Breach Report, there were a total of 135 financial, credit and banking data breaches, exposing 1,709,013 records last year. In the report, banking/credit/financial had the third-highest amount of data breaches of the five industry...
A lot of data breaches are the work of highly-skilled hackers who use technical know-how to infiltrate a company’s cyber defenses. Others are not so elaborate, such as when a low-level criminal sends a phishing email to a company employee, one that contains a virus...
If you have never heard of e-skimming before, you probably want to educate yourself, especially with the holidays right around the corner. You may have heard warnings over the years about criminals tampering with credit card swipe systems at stores, gas pumps and...
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The 2020 census is approaching next spring, and forms are already being compiled to be mailed to U.S. households. With any large political event or happening, scammers try to take advantage of the public and this could soon mean a rise in census scams.This important...
Individuals are reporting a new Venmo scam that tries to overpay you out of the blue but why would a scammer want to pay you? There is no limit to the creativity scammers can employ when they are trying to separate you from your money. Worse, as new technologies and...
Dark web websites contain a lot of stolen information, and that now includes Hy-Vee cards selling at unusually high prices. When an identity thief steals your information, you might be surprised to discover how little you are actually worth, at least when it comes to...
A privacy law in California is changing and addresses biometric protection. As criminals find new and different ways to inflict harm, various laws have evolved over the years to address such needs. Driving laws, for example, have had to adapt to faster speeds,...
Domain Registration Scams NEVER Seem to End! Always Look Twice Before Crossing The Streets of Domain Registry: So, you reach into your mailbox and mixed in with all of your bills, magazines and assorted junk mail you notice a pretty authentic looking envelope from...
We have received notification from a couple of clients that they have received the following invoice for Website Backup Services. This invoice is a Website Backup Scam! We do not outsource any backup services on your behalf, all backups are done by us. This invoice is...
