FACEBOOK HACKED APRIL 2, 2021!!

Facebook Security, HACKED!!, Identity Theft

FACEBOOK HACKED – APRIL 2, 2021 Facebook HACKED – 500 Million users affected! (https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Half-a-billion-Facebook-users-may-have-had-their-16074940.php) (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-03/facebook-data-on-533-million-users-leaked-business-insider) This morning I got a call from one of my clients. They could no longer access their Facebook and worse yet, they could no longer reset the password using the email that the account was setup with many years ago.…

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Sextortions…Criminal Botnet

Disaster Avoidance, Email, Identity Theft, Online Safety, Phishing, Ransomware, Sextortion

Some of use have been getting these every day, every hour or even weekly: “Hi, I know one of your passwords is: ____________Your computer was infected with my private malware…..” and it goes on to threaten that you have been recorded “SATISFYING YOURSELF”. Of course my comic mind wants to know if they saw me…

Holiday Warnings, Phishing, WiFi & Public Charging Stations

Black Friday, Disaster Avoidance, Identity Theft, NordVPN, Online Safety, Phishing, Privacy, Ransomware

Holiday Warnings, Phishing, WiFi & Public Charging Stations Wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving again! Yesterday I sent out an email with some information for Black Friday sales (https://mac-pc-assist.com/nordvpn-privacy-and-black-friday-deals/) and of course recommending a VPN for any public WiFi usage, yes, even those at Starbucks and such can be insecure if you are shopping or…

Disaster Avoidance 106 – Phishing Attacks

Disaster Avoidance, Email, Identity Theft, Online Safety, Phishing1 Comment

Disaster Avoidance 106 – Phishing Attacks Like Phishing?? Did I tell about the one that got away? Oh, wait, wrong phish!! Over the past few months there has been a huge uptick in ransomware and identity theft issues. Most of my clients know to send me something if it looks phishy (you did get the…

Equifax – What You Need to Know!!

Business, Disaster Avoidance, Identity Theft, Marketing, Online Safety, Technology

Equifax – What You Need to Know!! The story broke last week that Equifax, one of the major three credit reporting agencies in the U.S., was hacked. Well not just hacked…they stole lots of data. 143 million customers have been affected, with an unknown financial toll for those affected. That’s HALF of the population of…