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Phone Scams

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We often get contacted about scammers calling individuals claiming to be from Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Apple. They appear to target the young (under 24 years old) and the older crowd (older than 50) specifically. Unfortunately we are usually contacted after the individual has been scammed. So the conversation usually goes like this… Scammer claims […]

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Scammers & Compromised Emails

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Scammers are sending emails to a list of compromised email addresses containing millions of addresses from Google, AOL, Yahoo, Time Warner, Frontier and Verizon. These emails have some variety but run a generic message requesting you to authenticate or provide login credentials in order to prevent account deletion. These emails are targeted attacks designed to […]

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Antivirus, Anti-malware: Why you should be paying for it

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Does this look genuine to you? Not a day goes by that I don’t get an email, letter or phone call asking what Antivirus someone should be using. This question is usually followed by specific questions about either an infection or some bizarre computer behavior. I typically ask a couple questions, give them the answer […]

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