Don’t Fall for the ScanGuard Scam We are still getting emails from people who write asking about ScanGuard. A few weeks ago, we wrote an article about ScanGuard, but legitimate tech sites are advertising ScanGuard now, and many of you think because you saw it advertised on a legitimate tech site, that ScanGuard is also legitimate. What it… Read More »
Yahoo Hacked Again… Time to Run Away From Yahoo Two days ago we wrote an article advising all Yahoo users to close their accounts due to Yahoo’s lack of security and apparent inability to deal with it. Just when we thought it could not get any worse with Yahoo … it just got worse. This time, Yahoo admits that… Read More »
Online Remote Computer Repair Scams Are Everywhere Every week, we get several emails from people who have fallen for a computer repair scam. They have given their credit card information and access to their computers to criminals — and it usually always starts with a phone call. It goes like this. The phone call comes unexpectedly, out of… Read More »
It’s Time to Close Your Yahoo Accounts Yahoo has been a failing company for more than a decade. They’re the foster child nobody seems to want. Yahoo’s ownership has changed hands several times over the years. It’s no secret that Yahoo has fallen on hard times. With an aging infrastructure and a technical support team that seems to… Read More »
Cloudeight InfoAve Premium – Issue # 687 – December 9, 2016 Our Cloudeight InfoAve Premium, Issue #687 was sent to all subscribers at 11:24 A.M. Eastern Standard Time (USA). Most subscribers who use Yahoo or ISPs who use Yahoo, like Rogers, Frontier, ATT, Bellsouth, and others may not receive our Premium newsletter due to their arbitrary spam filtering… Read More »
Have Some Password Fun Every six months or so we like to impress upon you the benefits of using secure passwords. And every six months or so, we know our advice is falling on deaf ears. But we’re nothing if not intrepid. Now, you may think passwords are boring troublesome – because sometimes you can’t remember them –… Read More »