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Scam alert: Mac users now being targeted with Ransomware

Posted on March 8, 2016

scam Scammers have been using ransomware to extort money from Windows users for a good while now, but over the past weekend a bunch of unlucky victims were hit with the first ransomware attacks to ever successfully target Apple Macs.

Ransomware works by encrypting the data on a computer’s hard drive, then informing the user that he’ll have to pay a ransom to the hacker in exchange for the decryption code.

In this case the scammers managed to infect version 2.90 of the popular “Transmission” app with the insidious KeRanger ransomware virus. The infected app was released on Friday, and users who downloaded it immediately infected their Macs with KeRanger. [Read more…]

Scam alert: Be wary of those “Watch out for this creep!” posts on Facebook

Posted on June 9, 2015

Facebook is a wonderful venue for sharing our thoughts, ideas and photos with our friends and loved ones, but it also has a very serious downside. It’s ridiculously easy for false information to spread like wildfire by “going viral”.

Just think of all the “Free Gift Card” and “Click and share to get Facebook to donate to this great cause” scams. We see them every day. And make no mistake about it, these are very serious scams.

But there’s another type of scam that routinely takes place on Facebook that is perhaps even worse. Some folks use Facebook to falsely accuse innocent people of crimes and infractions they didn’t commit. [Read more…]

Scam Alert: Beware the “Update Flash Player” virus scam on Facebook

Posted on February 3, 2015

Well, there’s yet another extremely dangerous scam making the rounds on Facebook, and it’s an easy one to fall for. It goes something like this…

You’re scrolling through your Facebook news feed when an interesting video catches your attention. You click on it to watch it, but instead of the video you’re presented with a warning that your computer’s Flash Player is out of date and needs to be updated. Well, it doesn’t. [Read more…]

Scam Alert: Don’t fall for the “Hack Your Friends” scam on Facebook

Posted on December 17, 2014

As you probably know by now, hackers and scammers just love Facebook, and it seems like a new scam starts making the rounds every day.

Well, the latest scam has been going around for a couple of months now. It arrives in your Facebook Message inbox after being sent via an IM that appears to have been sent from a friend. Read on to learn how the scam works… [Read more…]

Beware the insidious fake text message scam

Posted on August 16, 2014

scam There’s an insidious scam making the rounds that could possibly target you or someone you know. Here’s the scenario:

You’re having a conversation with a friend when he tells you that a mutual friend has been talking trash about you. You tell your friend that you know that person well, and you don’t believe he would ever say anything like that about you.

“Hold on”, he says, “I have proof!” [Read more…]