Feb 21, 2025 | Scam of the Month, Tips
A troll asking you to pay a toll sounds like something out of a nursery rhyme, right? In this scam, a text message says you owe an unpaid invoice for a traffic toll, and includes a payment link. It may look real – but (like the non-internet kind of trolls) the...
Jan 21, 2025 | Cybersecurity, Tips
It’s that time of year again! Are you as excited as I am?!!??!?! Probably not, lol. But that’s okay. As long as you are ready for the unveiling of 2024’s most common (i.e. worst) passwords! Did your favorite make the list? I hope not! ...
Jan 13, 2025 | Scam of the Month, Tips
Have you gotten a text message asking you to reply Y, then close the window and open it again? Here’s why. What’s that all about? Weird, right? So, this phenomenon has to do with some built-in iPhone protections. Android users – don’t stop...
Dec 10, 2024 | Scam of the Month, Tips
I am so excited to report that for once, this Scam of the Month story is A WIN! Student Loans are the largest debt that most people have, they they are maddeningly difficult to get paid off. This creates a perfect opportunity for fraudsters to step in. And so they...
Sep 30, 2024 | Cybersecurity, News
A firm that runs five background check websites left a 2.2TB database of personal data passwordless and accessible to anyone on the internet. Researchers estimate it contains the background information of 100 million Americans – about one third of the...
