Emails are a way of life, and we use them to communicate just about everything. Look, you’re reading one now! What happens when an email comes from a company, let’s say Microsoft for instance, that looks legit? Do I read it? It might contain important account information. Well? Do I? Yes. WHAT!? Yes, do read […]
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QR codes have become almost commonplace in our culture today. You want easy access to the steakhouse menu? Scan the QR code. Order tickets to the show? Scan the QR code. Download the virus? Scan the QR code. Wait, what? If you have not guessed, QR codes are a dime a dozen, and people love
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Have you ever received an email that is telling you your credit card has been locked or to verify your account activity? These are scam and phishing emails meant to trick you into giving up your login information to the cyber criminals. The scammers are relying on the urgency of the email to trick you
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Work emails are prime targets for cybercrime. This is because of the trust factor we have in our “internal” emails that we receive. Have you ever gotten an email from your finance department requesting your bank information again, but it just seemed off? What about from the boss urgently telling you to transfer funds to
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Have you ever been a victim of credit card fraud? There are some miscellaneous charges on your account that you have no idea where they came from? Just to find out that your card was compromised? I see it all the time. Aside from the tech support scams, we have helped a few people set
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We first wanted to touch base on the fact that today, Windows 10 has reached its End of Life. This means that there will no longer be any updates to your security. Please keep yourself and your loved ones safe and update to Windows 11 or purchase a new system with Windows 11 on it.
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Please protect yourself and your loved ones from hackers/scammers that take advantage of Google Search Results. Every time you search on Google, you trust that it is going to return the best results for your query. Hackers are counting on you thinking this! They create fake websites that look identical to legitimate ones to fool
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Jury duty scams involve a caller, claiming to be law enforcement, demanding immediate payment via cryptocurrency, gift cards, or a fake website to avoid arrest for missing jury duty. However, the court will never contact you this way to demand money to avoid arrest. If you receive such a call, hang up immediately, do not
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If you receive an alert from Microsoft that looks legit and is a Security Alert, It might just be a phishing email looking to steal your credentials. The alert does look legit. It is a Microsoft Security Alert. It will claim there is an issue with your account and will prompt you with a link
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Ever receive a text from your bank that says something along the lines of “Dear (insert bank name) Customer, Our security systems have detected potential unauthorized access to your account” Yeah, probably not a real text from your bank. First off, the bank would address you by name, not DEAR CUSTOMER. So what can you
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