by Joseph Forbes | Feb 1, 2019 | Blog, Blog Entry, HACKING, INTERNET
Question: What Is an ‘Email Spoof’? Is It a Type of Phishing Attack? Answer: Email spoofing, like phone spoofing, is fraud and deception. Spoofing is the most common form of the modern con game called ‘phishing’. The word “spoof” means...
by Joseph Forbes | Sep 18, 2018 | Blog Entry, Data Recovery, HACKING, Internet Scam Notices, SECURITY
Congratulations, You’ve Just Won a Malware Infection! You’re already a winner! You just need to provide us with some personal information in order to claim your prize. We’ll need your bank account information so we can deposit your winnings, and we...
by Joseph Forbes | Sep 10, 2018 | Blog Entry, DATA, EDUCATION, HACKING, PRIVACY, SECURITY, TECHNOLOGY
The Web is an amazing invention that has changed the way we live our lives. One of the benefits of being on the Web is the ability to communicate with people all around the world without revealing our personally identifying information, anonymously posting our...
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....
by Joseph Forbes | Jun 17, 2018 | Blog Entry, Data Recovery, Emailed, HACKING, INTERNET, Malware Reports, SECURITY, SOCIAL ENGINEERING
Ransomware is on the rise these days. It can hold your computer and your data hostage with the threat of losing your data for good unless the ransom demand is paid. You should never pay these criminals a dime because doing so only encourages them to continue pulling...
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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...
