by The Same Day Computer Team | May 10, 2018 | Blog, Front Page, Info/Contact, Laconia, News, Uncategorized
In March Equifax stated that 148 million had been affected by the breach in July 2017, see our March blog. This is the breakdown that was released May 7th: Social Security numbers – 145.5 million Addresses – 99 million Gender – 27.3 million Phone...
by The Same Day Computer Team | May 9, 2018 | Blog, Front Page, Laconia, News, Uncategorized
One of our techs wanted to share a recently received email: It has all the earmarks of a hacker. They love using scare tactics and hope that you will see the line across the top that says “This message is from a trusted sender.” and won’t think before clicking. Let’s...
by The Same Day Computer Team | May 8, 2018 | Blog, Front Page, Laconia, News, Uncategorized
Online banking is super convenient, especially after 5 or on a Sunday! Just as a refresher, here are a few tips if you use online banking: 1: Make sure to use an encrypted website starting with HTTPS. Example: https://www.banknh.com/ 2: Public wi-fi is not secure...
by The Same Day Computer Team | May 7, 2018 | Blog, Front Page, Laconia, News, Uncategorized
Who wouldn’t want to win free air tickets? That is the latest phishing scam seen on Facebook and WhatsApp! At first glance it looks good. Virgin Atlantic is celebrating 35 years and is giving away free tickets. Look at the address closely… there’s a dot under the...
by The Same Day Computer Team | May 4, 2018 | Blog, Front Page, News, Uncategorized
Like most other malware, this particular one comes in the form of a phishing email with an attachment! Beware of the following subject line in any email – even if you ‘know’ the sender: Document #<NUMBERS> Invoice #<NUMBERS> Order #<NUMBERS> Payment...
by The Same Day Computer Team | May 3, 2018 | Blog, Front Page, Laconia, News, Uncategorized
In our last newsletter we talked about Facebook and the data leak caused by ‘This is Your Digital Life’ quizzes. The same man behind those quizzes, Dr. Aleksandr Kogan, owns Global Science Research (GSR) and paid Twitter for access for one day in 2015 to...
by The Same Day Computer Team | May 2, 2018 | Blog, Front Page, News, Services, Upgrades, What We Do
The latest Creator’s Updates is out and it’s got some new features that may prove very helpful! Microsoft has created a program called Timeline that will make it easy to work on, say a paper, on your work computer and then go home and pick up right where you left off...
by The Same Day Computer Team | May 1, 2018 | Blog, Front Page, News, Services, Uncategorized, What We Do
On most days this wouldn’t be newsworthy, however, Gmail is making a few new additions to their email system that may interest those that send sensitive information via email! The sender will be able to require a password to open the email, which Gmail will generate. ...
by The Same Day Computer Team | Apr 30, 2018 | Blog, Front Page, Uncategorized
Bad news seems to surround Facebook, lately! We recently blogged about the leaks with Data Analytica and your account information. Now it seems that you don’t even have to be ON Facebook to have a ‘shadow’ account with them! What does this mean? A ‘shadow’ account...
by The Same Day Computer Team | Apr 27, 2018 | Blog, Front Page, News, Services, What We Do
The FBI recently announced that cybercriminals are more active now than ever before. They estimate that consumers have paid close to $15 million in 2017 alone to illegitimate ‘Tech Help’ companies. That is an increase of 86 percent from 2016! How does this happen?...
