Scams and Crime
For Over A Month Hackers Stole Credit Card Data From Newegg.com Customers As They Made Purchases
September 20, 2018By simply inserting 8 lines of code into the checkout process used by the Newegg.com website,...
Nearly Half Of US Cellphone Calls Expected To Be Scams By 2019
September 17, 2018Nearly 50% of the expected 40 billion phone calls expected to be made in the United...
$224 Million Lawsuit Filed Against AT&T Over Phone Number And Cryptocurrency Theft
September 4, 2018American investor and founder of the BitAngels bitcoin angel group, Michael Terpin, has filed a $224...
Do Not Return a Call or Text From These Area Codes – It May Be a Scam
July 9, 2018A scam that seems to reappear periodically is back and helping criminals steal people’s money. Protecting...
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Do Not Let Criminals Steal Your Cellphone Number With This Scam
June 12, 2018Criminals want to steal your phone number. If they can get it, they can set up...
FBI Urges All Home And Small Business Users To Reboot Their Routers
May 28, 2018The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is urging everyone who operates a home or...
SEC Creates Fake Cryptocurrency To Help Educate Consumers About Crypto-Investing Scams
May 17, 2018An amazing new cryptocurrency was announced yesterday that combines “the two most growth-oriented segments of the...
Beware of This Scam Targeting People Buying Homes
May 13, 2018Criminals know that many Americans buy homes during the spring — and they continue to target such...
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Do Not Believe These 8 Dangerous Myths About Scams
May 1, 2018One of the most important defenses that you can possess against scammers is knowledge, including an...
Joseph Steinberg: I Am Going Independent After 6 Years With Forbes And Inc.
April 2, 2018After six years of writing for Forbes and Inc., my column will now be published exclusively...