by Joseph Forbes | Aug 4, 2018 | Blog Entry, Emailed, HACKING, Internet Scam Notices, SECURITY
Question: What Are Hoax Emails? Answer: Hoax emails are also known as ‘spoof’ emails, meaning ‘falsified’. A hoaxed/spoofed email is when the sender purposely alters parts of the email to masquerade as though it was authored by someone else....
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by Joseph Forbes | Jun 20, 2018 | Blog Entry, Data Recovery, INTERNET, Internet Scam Notices, SECURITY
1 Removing the FBI Virus FBI Virus Alert Message. Tommy Armendariz The FBI Virus (aka FBI Moneypack scam) is one of the latest malware threats that takes your computer hostage and demands that you pay a $200 fine in order to unlock your computer. The message claims...
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by Joseph Forbes | Apr 18, 2018 | Blog Entry, HACKING, Internet Scam Notices, Malware Reports, SECURITY
When I wake up, the first thing I do is reach over for my smartphone and check for emails I might have received overnight. During breakfast, I catch up on current events via my tablet. Whenever I have downtime at work, I check my bank account online and make any...
by Joseph Forbes | Jul 11, 2017 | Emailed, Internet Scam Notices
Spam is amazing. In an unprecedented and astonishing effort, junk email reaches almost everybody online. All it takes to get on the mailing lists used by spammers is an email address. There is no need to sign up for anything or ask for emails. The spam just starts...
by Joseph Forbes | Jun 10, 2017 | HACKING, INTERNET, Internet Scam Notices, KnowledgeBase (KB), SECURITY, TECHNOLOGY
Check Point Threat Intelligence and research teams recently discovered a high volume Chinese threat operation which has infected over 250 million computers worldwide. The installed malware, Fireball, takes over target browsers and turns them into zombies. Fireball...
by Joseph Forbes | Dec 27, 2016 | Blog Entry, ENTERTIANMENT, HACKING, HEALTH, Internet Scam Notices, PRIVACY, SECURITY, SOCIAL ENGINEERING
[ALERT] Scam of the Week: George Michael Dies at 53. Watch out for Phishing Attacks Yesterday, news broke that George Michael was found dead on Sunday at his home in Goring in Oxfordshire, England. He was 53. A police statement said: “Thames Valley Police were called...
