When there is money to be claimed, scammers will be there claiming their (un)rightful share. According to the U.S. Secret Service, a Nigerian crime ring is committing fraud against many states’ unemployment insurance programs using Personally Identifiable Information (PII) obtained from identity theft victims. The scam operates very much like…
Have you ever noticed a sudden flurry of ads in your Facebook feed on a subject you recently talked about with friends—even though the conversation didn’t take place online and you didn’t search for or read online content about it? Others have noticed that, too. They wonder if their phones…
Although email and telephone scams are nothing new, as consumers have caught on to the tricks used by scammers the bad guys have gotten more creative. Scams are now more personalized to trick victims into falling for them. Instead of sending the same badly-written email to millions of people, criminals…
Many implanted medical devices, such as pacemakers and insulin pumps, now feature wireless connectivity and remote monitoring, enabling health professionals to monitor and adjust the devices unobtrusively. However, as is the case with other Internet of Things (IoT) devices, they can also be discovered and compromised by hackers. Pacemakers and…