Gift Card Scammers Going After Cellphones In an interesting change of behavior, the scammers are going after control of your cell phone instead of your computer. Most cell phones don't have much in the way of cybersecurity so there's less to ... Dec 8, 2021
Why isn't RAID a backup? I'm always looking for something that could be useful to share so I can write an article about it. This time, I was scrolling through the Reddit support threads and I saw a few posts about using RAID ... Nov 28, 2021
5 Biggest Questions About Windows 11 Answered Microsoft’s latest operating system is starting to take the world by storm. But before jumping ship and upgrading to the new OS, better read this first. After six years, Microsoft has just released th... Oct 15, 2021
The Outage Scam It would be amazing if you got money back or a gift every time your internet, phone, or cellphone didn't work, right? Unfortunately, that never happens. Even if you get a text claiming that it does. T... Oct 4, 2021
The Google Voice Scam It's been slow for corporate email scams for a bit. Unfortunately, other scams have been stepping up their game. This scam is commonly known as the "Google Voice Scam". It's extremely common on market... Sep 22, 2021
HiveNightmare - Stealing passwords without knowing them Summary: HiveNightmare isn't an attack itself, but can be used by attackers to use your Windows password without knowing what it is. This is a useful tool for them to get better access if someone down... Jul 22, 2021
PrintNightmare - Using the print spooler service to attack systems Summary: Well-meaning security researchers accidentally released code that allows attackers to run code on your Windows servers. Update to article: Microsoft released several patches that largely miti... Jul 1, 2021
GoDaddy Domain Renewal Scam Today I got a notification from GoDaddy that my domain is expiring and I need to do something about it. I do use GoDaddy for a few domains so this isn't unusual. At a glance the e-mail matches the for... Jun 2, 2021
Let's check out the Refund Scam! You receive an e-mail from Norton 360 Security (or something similar) with a receipt for your purchase. It looks like you drastically overpaid for anti-virus! There's no links in the e-mail so it does... May 4, 2021
Did someone e-mail you a fax? Let's check out a fax file scam! Surprisingly, fax is still around. Even if you don't have a fax machine you probably need to be able to receive faxes from customers and vendors so a lot of companies have digital fax services. In thi... Apr 13, 2021
Social Security Calling? Nope. With tax season here the Social Security scammers are back out in force. Like mall Santas around Christmas, but not nearly as jolly. This scam has been coming through phone calls recently. You'll get ... Mar 8, 2021
The Gift Card Scam The Gift Card Scam is a classic in that it's been around forever with basically no changes in the text. Somehow it still works, though. You get an e-mail from someone in management that says they're s... Feb 23, 2021