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Protect Your Phone From CryptoJackers!

Protect Your Phone From CryptoJackers!

We did a blog on computer Cryptojacking in June, now hackers have focused on phones. BitCoin mining is difficult to do and uses a lot of power. Cryptojackers are sneaking apps into phones thru websites with JavaScript. Once the apps are on your phone they work in the...

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Newest iPhone Release!

Newest iPhone Release!

Do you have a problem with your iPhone 8?  There was a serious flaw that randomly restarts the phone, freezes the screen or just causes the phone not to start! Apple has acknowledged this flaw and found the flaw to be due to a ‘faulty logic board’ in the phone.  If...

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What to do After Your Information was Breached

What to do After Your Information was Breached

The hardest thing about a breach is dealing with the aftermath.  What do you do? Tips for AFTER a breach: 1:  Find out if how much of your information was breached.  Was it your username and password?  Your social security number? Your personal information? What...

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Spam Email is Evolving

Spam Email is Evolving

Spam used to be easily recognized by your spam filter.  You didn’t have to think about opening your emails, or questioning the authenticity of them. Hackers are getting smarter and finding ways around spam filters. The typical scam warning signs are changing.  No...

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Beware of PayPal Phishing Scam

Beware of PayPal Phishing Scam

The latest phishing scam is directed at PayPal users.  The email looks pretty good when it arrives.  The from address is service@paypal.com and the subject is PayPal Account Warning. When you open the email you will find your typical scam warnings: 1:  Grammar and...

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Infected Apps with Keyloggers

Infected Apps with Keyloggers

We all have apps on our phones that we like so much that we download them onto our computers as well! The interesting part about these infected apps is that they aren’t infecting phones! When the app is downloaded onto your computer, there is a keylogger malware that...

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Latest Scam is Targeting iPhones!

Latest Scam is Targeting iPhones!

Apple prides itself on being less vulnerable to hacking and hackers have recently accepted this challenge.  They have started specifically targeting iPhone users! The latest phishing email tells iPhone users that their phone has been locked due to “illegal activity”...

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Summer Scams: Part Three

Summer Scams: Part Three

Summertime also means a high rate of burglaries, which scammers take advantage of, if they can. There are a couple of different ways they go about this.  They will either just show up at your door or they may call you.  Either way, they offer you a free security...

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Summer Scams: Part Two

Summer Scams: Part Two

It’s the perfect time for a vacation.  The kids are out of school and there are so many things you can do with the good weather! Vacation rentals are another scam that is popular.  You find a place online that is terrific and inexpensive.  They want a prepayment,...

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Summer Scams: Part One

Summer Scams: Part One

With summer here, scammers are out in full force.  They realize that we do more in the summer because of the good weather. The first scam is relatively low tech. Someone will show up at your house and say they were working down the street and have extra supplies from...

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