Microchipped dog

Can Your Adopted Pet Expose You to Fraud?

Pet ownership has definite upsides. You get companionship and exercise and the satisfaction of doing a good deed. Plus, people who own pets live...
Shield your data

Keep it safe: How to shield your sensitive data and control...

Recent high-profile photo hacks have made headlines. In March, internet hackers targeted celebrities including Miley Cyrus, Emma Watson and Amanda Seyfried, among others, resulting in the...
biometric scan

Why Scanning Your Fingerprint Could Cost You Your Privacy

You can't change your physical traits very easily, so if a hacker steals your biometric data--look out. Scanning a fingerprint or even an eyeball to authenticate your...
Grandparent scam

The Common Scams People Still Fall for All the Time

The top site for classified ads in the U.K. conducted a study recently that should send a wave or two to this side of...
WannaCry

White House, businesses hit snooze button after Petya, WannaCry wake-up calls

WannaCry was a wake-up call. Petya is a wake-up call. Last I checked, wake-up calls were meant to bring about change. After WannaCry, we saw...
Airbnb scam

How to Avoid the Latest Airbnb Scam

A friend of mine showed up last night at a place we sometimes meet. He looked like Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale after lobbing...
Ransomware

Why The Ransomware Plague Is Only Warming Up

Ransomware continues to pose a potent threat to individuals and, increasingly, to companies. What's worse, all signs point to ransomware attacks escalating the rest...
Cyberthieves

New tools automate cyber criminals’ attempts to take over corporate accounts

Nearly all of the largest organizations throughout the world had their credentials exposed by cyber criminals last year, a new study has found. The study,...
tax scam

Here’s How to Make Sure You Don’t Fall for the Latest...

True or False: The time for IRS-related swindles and scams is behind us — until next tax season. If you’re still reading this, you...
Election hacking

What We Learned Last Week about the Presidential Election

The NSA leak about Russian efforts to hack the 2016 presidential election and the testimony of former FBI director James Comey last week revealed...