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Well, yet another scam is making the rounds on Facebook right now, and it seems to be spreading fast. I know, you’re probably shocked (not)!
This one is called the “he is a kidnapper” scam, and you’ll see why in just a moment.
As with most Facebook scams, this one varies a bit in its wording.
The scam is being spread primarily via instant messages from your already-scammed friends, and the fraudulent messages look something like this: [Read more…]
Like other forms of malware, ransomware constantly evolves to ensure that as many unsuspecting victims can be attacked as possible before the word gets out about the latest threat.
A new ransomware strain called Cerber is hitting people hard right now, and this one is especially insidious because many victims are paying the ransom only to discover after payment is made that their data wasn’t encrypted, but deleted outright.
As you can see, it definitely pays to avoid falling victim to a Cerber attack. Luckily, it’s actually pretty easy to avoid this threat altogether because it’s being spread via phishing emails and malicious text messages. [Read more…]
Question from Gene T.: About a year and a half ago I installed a Ring WiFi Video Doorbell and the app is telling me the battery is now at only 17%.
I know I need to recharge the battery, but I lost the documentation that came with it and I can’t figure out how to recharge it. Can you give me instructions?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Another day, another data breach…
Did you make a purchase from GameStop’s online store between mid-September 2016 and the first week of February 2017?
If so, there’s a chance your credit card information might have been stolen by hackers.
Online security firm KrebsOnSecurity has announced that GameStop has been informed about a possible credit card data breach and the company is currently investigating it and taking actions to prevent future breaches. [Read more…]
If you’re using Windows 10 you should know that Microsoft is planning to release a major update for your Windows installation.
This important update is called Windows 10 Creator’s Update and they plan to start rolling it out tomorrow (April 11).
As a participant in Microsoft’s Windows Insider Program I had early access to the Creator’s Update, and I believe it’s a very worthy upgrade for the price (it’s free!).
But that being said, I installed the update on four different computers and had issues with two of them. That’s a 50% failure rate with my limited test, and that doesn’t bode well for the general roll-out of this update. [Read more…]