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Apple ID Verification Scam
There’s an email purporting to be from Apple, claiming that you must verify your information or your account will be suspended. In order to verify your Apple ID, you must click on a link in the email. This link leads to a phishing website that steals personal identifiable information and is used in unlawful activities [...]
Full StoryWindows 8 Features You May Not Know
I bet there are many of you like me who updated their PC a bit late to Windows 8 OS. I had mixed emotions on weather or not to update my laptop to Windows 8. As of now, it is great to find something very creative from Microsoft that brings in the fabulous TILES representation [...]
Full StoryTax Refund Scam on the Loose!
There’s an email purporting to be from the U.S Government Tax services stating that your refund is ready to be deposited in your bank account. In order to ensure proper delivery and deposit, the email states that you must confirm your personal identifiable information. This is a phishing scam out to steal banking information and [...]
Full StoryPayPal Phishing Scam – Your Account has Been Limited
There’s an email purporting to be from PayPal, claiming that your account has been limited due a problem. This is a phishing scam that tries to fool members in providing personal information in order to lift the limit of their PayPal account. These scammers create web pages using all the same content and logos to [...]
Full StoryHome Automation and Security No Longer a Luxury
Do you remember the days we had to get off the couch to change the TV channel? What about getting out of the car on a cold or rainy day to open the garage door? Things have changed in a big way and there even changing more with Home Automation and Security. Today, many working [...]
Full StoryAT&T Digital Life Home Security and Automation Available in March
You just left your house and you forgot to lock a door or turn down the thermostat, no worries! AT&T Digital Life gives customers control of their homes on the go from a smartphone, tablet and or PC. AT&T Digital Life provides the security that every homeowner can feel comfortable about while they’re out and [...]
Full StoryBest Free Game Apps for Nexus 7
My Nexus 7 was the perfect Christmas gift and the Google Play store is loaded with many free apps. After a week of browsing around and downloading the many free apps on Google Play, I have compiled my list of the best free game apps for Nexus 7. If you have an app you feel [...]
Full StoryCan’t Log-in on vBulletin Forums Quick Fix
Last week, CPanel applied a security patch across many host company servers. This patch apparently caused behavioral issues that prevented members of the popular forum software to log-in. Many members on my forum running 3.8.x have complained as well stating that after they logged in, the forum didn’t show them logged in and they couldn’t [...]
Full StoryBeware of This Year’s Holiday Scams
Scammers are in full force during the holiday season trying to lure in customers to buy into their scams. It is important that you never reply to these offers as this will notify the scammer or online crooks that your email is active. The most popular scams are all about great deals, loans, and auctions. [...]
Full StoryMetLife Phishing Scam
There’s an email purporting to be from MetLife, claiming to save you money on life insurance. This is a scam out to collect personal identifiable information which the scammer will sell to other 3rd party marketers or even use it to steal your identify. If you click on any links inside the email, it will [...]
Full StoryBeware of COSTCO Rewards Scam
There’s an email purporting to be from COSTCO, claiming that your next Purchase at Costco is FREE! This is a phishing scam out to collect personal identifiable information to be sold to other 3rd party marketers and or other illegal activities including identity theft. The email “from” address is not a COSTCO email address which [...]
Full StoryHow to Stop Spam Registrations on VBulletin Forums
By now you must be frustrated deleting all those bogus spam registrations in your admin console. You know the ones, they register with long names that make no rhyme or reason and use emails that not even Einstein could remember. I manage a couple of VBulletin forums and lately the spam registrations have increased substantially. [...]
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