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As you surely know by now, hackers are constantly trying to steal the login credentials for your Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Gmail and other online accounts.
If you’re wondering why they’re so interested in getting their hands on that info, there’s a simple reason: Money!
Stolen login credentials are in high demand on the dark web, and one large data breach could potentially net a successful hacker enough ill-gotten cash to literally retire in luxury.
Question from Andrew: I have several active PayPal subscriptions that clients use to send me a payment every month, but I can’t find them in my PayPal account.
I’ve searched my entire account from top to bottom, with no luck.
I know I have to be missing something. Can you tell me how to find them? Thanks for your help!
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Hello again. I hope you had a great week!
Facebook has risen from its humble beginnings in Mark Zuckerberg’s college dorm room to become one of the most powerful and most-used entities on the Internet.
For example, did you know that Facebook now has over 2 billion registered users? That’s an astounding number considering there are only about 7.5 billion people living on the entire planet!
Even more astounding to me is how the folks at Facebook keep the site up and running as smoothly as they do given the mind-boggling number of people who are actively using the site at any moment in time. [Read more…]
Most successful attacks against individuals do not involve sophisticated hacking. They exploit a handful of predictable human behaviors, and closing those gaps blocks a disproportionate share of real-world attack paths.
This post covers five specific habits, the exact threat each one blocks, and what to do if you suspect you have already been compromised.
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It’s no secret that being connected to the Internet makes our computers and mobile devices vulnerable to hackers.
Passwords have long been used to protect our online accounts from those threats, but those once-trusted passwords are becoming less effective by the day as hacking methods become increasingly sophisticated.
In short, a simple password that’s just a few characters long offers very little real protection against the sophisticated hacking methods that are being used today. [Read more…]