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 …
The title of this post, “Look Younger Now” is an example of another computing term: “clickbait.” The purpose of clickbait is to use words and/or pictures to attract your interest and get you to click on an article or an ad or a webpage. As is the case with this post, often the clickbait has …
There I was this morning just reading an article on a jury trial. I was on a legitimate news website and I had not clicked on anything. Suddenly, the window you see above popped up on my screen. Yes, I was in Google Chrome so the heading fits. However, this is a prime example of …
For years, I’ve been preaching about phone calls and pop-ups that purport to be from Microsoft and/or Apple. It’s been over three years since I first posted a video warning about these scams. (See the video below. If you’ve never watched it, you should.) Since that time, I’ve written Question of the Week emails about …
Yesterday, I was privileged to be the guest speaker at the Stuart Rotary Club’s weekly meeting. I felt very much at home as this was my third time presenting a program for the men and women of this great organization. Plus, a number of friends and customers belong to the club and were in attendance …
It seems like forever. Apple users were able to justify the cost of their Apple product, if for no other reason, because it was safer than a Microsoft device. Think about it. While there were tens of thousands of viruses for the Windows Operating System, there were, maybe, a hundred or so for the Mac …
An attempt to appeal to your willingness to help others. It occurs after every natural disaster. Whether it’s a hurricane, earthquake, tornado, volcano eruption, mud slide or major flood, you can count on it happening. There will be crooks who will attempt to use Social Engineering and appeal to your willingness to help others. What …
In my June 8, 2019 post, IRS Scams, I told you about two scams for which the IRS gave us a warning. Well, guess what? There’s another IRS-related scam and another warning. The current IRS alert is about an email scam. Here’s how it works: you receive an email from a spoofed (fake) IRS email …
Yesterday, after we closed, we received a phone call which automatically went to voice mail. Since I was still sitting at my computer, I saw the call come in and I listened to the message. What I heard was a computer voice asking me to call their number. The message was repeated and then the …
One of the themes of this blog has been Social Engineering. I never set out to make that a primary subject but circumstances have drawn my posts in that direction. Today, I’m going to relate a story of how one of my customers got the “double whammy.” First, in case you missed my other posts …
In my post of January 31, 2019 (The Weakest Link), I pointed out that one of the three major ways scammers use Social Engineering to steal your money is by using fear as a motivator. It’s the reason you always need to stop and think about what you are being told before you act. It …
In my post of January 31, 2019 – The Weakest Link In The Chain – I talked about Social Engineering (SE). While this post was aimed primarily at Social Engineering via the computer (fake pop-ups, phishing emails, etc.), I was reminded today by one of our customers that SE can occur via the phone, too. …
On January 29, 2019, I posted about phishing. (https://www.4kcc.com/blog/?p=774) Today, I’m posting about another kind of fishing – catfishing. No, not fishing for the “freshwater or marine fish with barbels resembling whiskers around the mouth, typically bottom-dwelling.” Rather, pretending to be someone else online in an attempt to deceive others. There are some real horror …
Those Evil Foreigners! Are there foreigners on your computer? You’ve heard me talk about the scam artists who will tell you anything and lie through their teeth just to sell you their worthless service. You know if you let them onto your computer, they will do whatever they can to panic you. The picture above …
Let’s discuss passwords, passkeys, password managers, and 2FA. Why this subject? For one reason, a hacker recently attempted to break into my website. For another reason, hackers are always looking for vulnerable email accounts and financial accounts. The last thing I want to see is for your email and other accounts to be compromised. Why …
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