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    Scams by Text – Don’t Fall For It!

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    Scammers are now trying to trick you by sending text messages claiming to be from your bank or Credit Card Company.  Text messages with urgent alerts and a link to click have been prevalent in the last few weeks.  Most are pretty easy to spot as bogus, but as a rule, never click on a…

  • Robocall Scams

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    The bad guys are automating robocall scams worldwide. Recently, there has been a rise in this type of fraud. They have a variety of attacks that you should watch out for. Here are a few examples: Bank account and credit card scams where the bad guy claims to be an official from your bank or…

  • USB Sticks (User Snare Bait)

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    Have you ever found a USB Stick/Thumb Drive, or a CD on the ground or in a parking lot? Hopefully you did not put this into your computer. While you may be tempted by curiosity to see what data is on there, or perhaps to identify the owner, Do Not insert any of these found objects…

  • Tech Support Scams

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    Watch out for Tech Support Scams – Nowadays, you should be on high alert whenever you’re browsing the web. The cyber scammers are counting on you to have an average (or below-average) level of knowledge about cybersecurity threats so they can trick you into downloading malicious applications.  Tech Support scams are prevalent right now. The…

  • Top 5 Facebook Scams

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    Facebook now has over a Billion users, that’s a mind-boggling number of people who check their page regularly. The bad guys are irresistibly attracted to a population that large, and here are the Top 5 Scams they are trying to pull off every day of the year. Who Viewed Your Facebook Profile: This scam lures you…