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Hey Romney, It’s an Inauguration, Not a Coronation
Can't you just feel the temperature rising? Feel the rush of adrenalin as the political gladiators enter the arena and begin to slash each...
11 Really Dumb Things You Do With Your Email
As political battle lines are drawn over the case of Edward Snowden and the NSA's sophisticated program of electronic surveillance, it's easy to forget...
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Threatening Emails Sent to Democratic Voters Linked to Iran
Democratic voters in four states have received threatening emails from the right-wing extremist group the Proud Boys. The emails tell recipients that the Proud...
Russian Hackers Infiltrate U.S. Electrical Utilities: Report
Russian hackers have successfully infiltrated the control system rooms of U.S. electrical utilities, the Department of Homeland Security announced earlier this week.
Suspected hacking...
Adam Levin Discusses the Vulnerability of Consumers on White House Chronicle PBS
Adam Levin appeared on the PBS program “White House Chronicle” in a wide-ranging interview touching on everything from his work as Director of Consumer...
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Jason Has a Dire Warning for All New Graduates
Recent graduates are low-hanging fruit for scammers. Filmmaker Jason Eksuzian found this out the hard way.
The Top Scams of 2015
Scams cost consumers more than $1 million this year, according to a roundup of reports by the Better Business Bureau. Since that figure only accounts for...
Bombshell: Air-Gapped Computers Can Be Hacked with Speakers, Headphones, and Earbuds
Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev made a startling discovery that may change the way cybersecurity is handled in the future. One standard...
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What the Hack Team Featured on ScamWow Podcast
What the Hack hosts Adam Levin, Beau Friedlander and Travis Taylor were guests on the ScamWow podcast with Caitlin Brodnick. While the primary topic...
Colorado’s Pot Plan: Orwellian Surveillance or Sound Law Enforcement?
Here’s a news item that makes me sit back and scratch my chin: Colorado lawmakers and regulators are creating the nation’s first surveillance system...
Insight: Why Are Some Americans Less Protected Against Cyber Crime?
The cybersecurity divide is yet another manifestation of the cultural and economic divides that have existed within the U.S. for decades.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren & Rep. Steve Cohen: It’s Time to Stop Employer Credit Checks
Bad credit can happen for a lot of reasons, but today many people have bad credit through no fault of their own. Illness, job...
Moving in the Right Direction: New NIST Best Practices for Cyber
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released its first major revision to their standards and best practices...
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Is Your Business at Risk From ‘Credential Stuffing’ Attacks?
Dailymotion is a Paris-based video-sharing rival of YouTube. The site gets about 300 million unique visitors a month who watch an estimated 3.5 billion videos. While that's...
Europe: The Confidence Game That Could Break the Bank
The word "economy" comes from the Greek "oikos" or "house." Lately, the global economy has been like a nightmare episode of "Holmes Inspection." You...
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How Worried Should You Be About the PHP Vulnerability Crisis?
Earlier this month, two major vulnerabilities in PHP, a programming language used across roughly 70% of the web that went unnoticed for several years,...
Adam Levin Featured on ABC7 News Discussing the Search for Nancy Guthrie
Adam Levin was a featured guest on a recent ABC7 segment with Jaysha Patel regarding potential video evidence in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie....
Adam Levin Featured on Control Room by LifeLock
Adam Levin was featured on an episode of LifeLock's Control Room with hosts Shawnee Delaney and Tyler Grey. On the show, Levin discussed how identity thieves can and will target absolutely anyone in their scams--even children.
Adam Levin Presents “Navigating Today’s Digital Threat Landscape”
Adam Levin delivered a brisk, funny, and sometimes horrifying look at the modern digital threat landscape to an audience of high-level tech executives. Covered...
Scams, Hacks, and AI: What to Expect in 2025
Cyberattackers and online scammers ratcheted up their attacks in 2024. Here’s what to expect in the new year.
‘Tis the Season for Holiday Scams
As the holidays approach, online retailers are ramping up discounts on hot-ticket items ranging from big-screen TVs to cookware. This e-commerce feeding frenzy provides...
Are Creatives Fleeing Instagram Due to AI?
Instagram’s status as the premier social media network for creative and visual artists has been challenged due to its AI policies. It’s not time to plan its funeral just yet.
Beth Should Have Dated the IT Guy
Beth Hyland went on Tinder to find true love, but instead she found a very real (and shockingly expensive) nightmare.
Elizabeth Warren Tackles Big Tech
Senator Elizabeth Warren is a lightning rod for all things that impact consumers, and she’s taking on Big Tech.
Becky Holmes Knows Who *Isn’t* Dating Keanu Reeves
Hilarious writer and Twitter-zen Becky Holmes has made a name for herself exposing romance scammers.