Email Extortion Phishing Scams Are Back — You Have Been Very Naughty! You are a very naughty person and I know all about you! Although extortion emails have been around for a few years, after a short period of dormancy, they’re back and apparently in full vigor. Blackmail, extortion, or sextortion? Whether you call them extortion… Read More »
Microsoft Warns of a Complex New Scheme to Steal your Login Details There is no end to the innovative and crafty idea that criminals devise to steal your money and your privacy. In our continuing efforts to keep you safe, we’re sharing a TechRadar article without you outlining the new critical warning from Microsoft’s cybersecurity team. … Read More »
A Phishing Email Dissected Keeping You Safe! I received a phishing email and, as I always do, I immediately deleted it. Later, I gave it some thought, and I dragged it out of the deleted items folder. I decided to use it as an example for this tutorial to help you keep your identity… Read More »
Can You Get Malware Just by Visiting a Website? Every once-in-a-while we read an article that contains information that can help keep you safe on the web. The following article was written by Jareth for the Emsisoft blog. It’s not written in geeky-speaky, it’s written in plain English and easy-to-understand. You’ll learn what drive-by downloads are… Read More »
If You Think It Can’t Happen to You, Think Again! How to Recognize a Phishing Email Yesterday a good friend of mine called me in a panic. He received an official-looking email from Amazon telling him that his Amazon account had been hacked and asking him to click a link in that email to have someone… Read More »
Fresh start: How to prevent malware infections in 2021 Emsisoft Blog, January 19, 2021, by Jareth (Darcy & I would like to thank the Emsisoft team for allowing us to share this article with you. ) This is Part 1 of our “Fresh Start” series, a collection of straightforward guides to help you rebuild your… Read More »