Avoiding Phisher Emails
Fraudsters often use cleverly worded emails to trick unsuspecting victims into visiting bogus websites or provide personal or financial information. These types of emails are called phishers....
View ArticleIdentity Theft and the Internet
What is Identity Theft? Identity theft starts when someone uses your personal information to commit a crime without your knowledge. Personal information like your name, social security number and...
View ArticleBeware of IRS Phisher Emails and Websites During Tax Season
Cyber criminals are always looking for new ways to target and exploit unsuspecting victims. Some criminals use phishers which are fraudulent web sites or emails that trick unsuspecting victims into...
View ArticleSecurity Tune Up
Like your car, your computer needs to be tuned up regularly to keep it running safely and efficiently. Use these tips to keep your computer safe. If you don’t want to try to preform these tasks...
View ArticleShould I Click on This?
According to a 2009 study conducted by cNet News the average American spends approximately thirteen hours online each week. (Link) Most of our browsing is safe; opening an email, refreshing a website,...
View ArticleGoogle Goes Against Goggle
Everybody mistypes web addresses. I know I certainly do. So what happens when you enter the wrong URL? Sometimes you land on an error page saying there’s no page at that address and suggesting...
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Phishers and Scammers are Getting Smarter…Are You?
Most of us have heard of the term phishing and have probably been attacked by it more than once. Phishing is attempting to acquire information from users while posing as a trustworthy individual in an...
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6 Ways to Spot Spam
1. Requests for Personal Information No professional organization will ask for your social security, bank, check, or PIN number in an e-mail. Mark these emails as SPAM and delete them promptly without...
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4 Email Account Security Tips
submitted by Peter Chronis These days criminals are using a variety of techniques to compromise and gain access to accounts across the Internet. They then often use these compromised accounts to send...
View ArticleNew Spam Technique Used to Hide ID Theft
First the good news about spam: most EarthLink Internet access subscribers feel that the problem of spam is generally under control. Not that they don’t get any (unfortunately). But it’s typically a...
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