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I’m sure you’ve heard about all the hacks that are taking place these days.
It seems like every time we turn around there’s another company reporting a major hack that potentially compromised the personal and financial information of their customers.
Some of the most recent hacks resulted in some of the largest security breaches in history, and unfortunately scammers who weren’t even in on those attacks soon began taking advantage of the fear and confusion they created.
A very dangers scam is making the rounds again, and it’s one that you really need to be aware of. It works something like this:
You receive a phone call from someone who claims to work for either Microsoft or Apple tech support.
The name of the department the caller uses might vary, but he’ll either hint that he works for Microsoft or Apple, or just blatantly come right out and say so.
The problem is, he doesn’t work for either of those companies. He’s actually a scammer out to make a quick buck. [Read more…]
As you probably know by now, the scammers never seem to take a break from Facebook.
They’re at it again, and this time they’re impersonating the employers of Facebook users.
As usual, there are several variations of this scam, but they all work pretty much the same way…
Well, an old familiar Facebook hoax is making the rounds again.
This time around it’s being spread primarily via chat and instant messages, and unfortunately it seems to be spreading like wildfire.
As usual, there are several variations of this scam, and you will probably end up receiving several of them before this round of the scam runs its course.
But the above being said, the text typically reads something like this: [Read more…]
If you’ve been using the Internet for any length of time you probably know how important it is to keep your web browser(s) updated with the latest security updates.
Security holes that can allow hackers and scammers to cause all kinds of grief for innocent users are “patched” via security updates on a regular basis, so we’re all used to installing those updates as they are released.
Unfortunately, hackers are once again taking advantage of our familiarity with security updates to trick us into downloading dangerous malware onto our systems.