I want to share five important videos from our YouTube Channel. I realize this post will sound self-promoting but I promise you, it's based on what we are seeing in Remote and hearing over the phone. Why Do I Have A YouTube Channel? There are a number of reasons I have a YouTube Channel. At …
Category: Hacking
My Computer Was Hacked
We often get phone calls from people telling us "My computer was hacked." My response normally is, "Not likely!" What Probably Happened Why "My computer was hacked" Is Probably False Despite what you might think, hacking a home computer is rarely high on a hacker's To-Do list. (He or she is far more likely to …
Sometimes They Do Get Caught
Do you remember when I posted this picture last July 21st? If you read the post from that day, "What A Motely Crew!", you know that all of these famous people had their Twitter accounts hacked. The person behind the intrusion scammed people around the world out of more than $100,000 in Bitcoin. That was …
Two More Brochures
As I mentioned in my post of January 21, 2021 (Our Most Popular Brochures), because of the Pandemic, we haven't had any live seminars. In fact, it's been a year since our last one! We hope we can hold a live event on the Florida's Treasure Coast in the near future! Also, as I mentioned …
That 60 Minutes’ Story
If you watched the CBS News show, 60 Minutes, this past week, you may have seen a computer-related story. The segment was called "Inside The SolarWinds Hack." (If you missed it, you can click on the title to view.) The report covered how the Russians allegedly used Malware to infiltrate computers at the US Justice, …
Ignore Microsoft and Google
In my recent post, "Delete Now!," I explained through verbiage and a video the importance of NOT saving passwords in your browsers. I based my narrative on my own experiences; those opinions of well-known hackers and cybersecurity analysists; and the NZ Bankers Association which said in a post: "A common mistake that users make is …
Key Largo?
https://youtu.be/Bhx5tJ8Q8eI In 1981, Bertie Higgins had a Billboard Top 40 hit with the song "Key Largo." (You can hear it if you watch the video above.) I bring this up because someone asked me, after his email had been hacked for the second time, was it possible "that a hacker put a key largo on …
Election Hacking?
You may have noticed it's a presidential election year. I don't post about politics in this blog and I won't be approving any comments that have anything to do with those who are running for office. However, what I do talk about in this portion of my website is computing, including hacking which is a …
What A Motley Crew!
Do you recognize the five people in the photo above? Besides being in the public eye on a consistent basis (celebrities?), do you know what else they have in common? All five of them (Elon Musk, Kim Kardashian West, Jeff Bezos, Joe Biden and Bill Gates) had their Twitter accounts hacked last week. They were …
Hacked & Attached!
Two days ago, Joyce and I separately received an email from one of our customers. It didn't look important to me so I didn't do anything with it when it arrived. Joyce, however, looked at the email and something told her it wasn't on the up and up. Yes, it was from our customer's legitimate …
2019-nCoV
Did you read our Question of the Week email for February 3, 2019? (If not, you should read it now - before you continue with this post. You'll find it HERE.) In addition to what I shared in the email, I wanted to warn you of something scammers/hackers are doing. They are sending emails with …
Waaaa
One of my favorite places to go for a quick sandwich, soft pretzel or drink is Wawa. Their club sandwiches are my favorite and they have great milk shakes, too. Here on Florida's Treasure Coast, we've seen an increased presence from Wawa and that makes it more convenient. Zip in, get what you want, zip …