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Phishing

This Looks Fake To Me

Posted on July 28, 2020July 15, 2020 by cynmackley

A reader spots an email phishing scam. We check out the clues that show it's a fraud.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Security Help, UncategorizedTagged email, Phishing, scams, security2 Comments

Is Automatic Sign-In Okay?

Posted on July 11, 2020July 2, 2020 by cynmackley

Is it safe to use automatic sign-ins? We weight in.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Quick Tips, Security Help, Using The InternetTagged eBay, Phishing, securityLeave a comment

Is this security warning real?

Posted on April 21, 2020April 15, 2020 by cynmackley

Is this security warning real? We check out a security alert email to see if it's for real.

Posted in Cyn's Tech Tips, Security Help, UncategorizedTagged LinkSys, malware, Phishing, securityLeave a comment

Phone Phishing

Posted on March 25, 2020March 21, 2020 by cynmackley

Phone phishing is a huge problem. How not to get hooked.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Quick Tips, Security Help, UncategorizedTagged government imposter scams, Phishing, phishing scams, phone scams, securityLeave a comment

Adware infections jump 463%

Posted on March 3, 2020February 24, 2020 by cynmackley

Adware infections jump 463%, learn how to protect yourself.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Quick Tips, Security Help, UncategorizedTagged adware, malware, malware attacks, Phishing, quick tips, security, state of malwareLeave a comment

Fed Ex warns of delivery text scam

Posted on February 5, 2020January 31, 2020 by cynmackley

Fed Ex warns of delivery text scam. Learn what to look out for.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, In The News, Quick Tips, Security Help, Smartphones, Smartphones, UncategorizedTagged delivery scam, fed ex, Phishing, smartphone, sms scam, smsishing, text scamLeave a comment

Frankfurt shut down by malware

Posted on December 31, 2019December 24, 2019 by cynmackley

Frankfurt shut down by malware - how a phishing email crippled a city.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Quick Tips, Security Help, UncategorizedTagged email scams, emotet malware, frankfurt, frankfurt shut down by malware, malware, Phishing, phishing scams, scamsLeave a comment

FBI Scam Alert

Posted on December 28, 2019December 23, 2019 by cynmackley

The latest scam tactic involves a missed summons to jury duty. Learn how to protect yourself.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Quick Tips, Security Help, UncategorizedTagged FBI scam, jury duty scam, Phishing, phone scams, scams, US Marshal scam, warrant scamLeave a comment

More coupon and sweepstakes scams

Posted on December 18, 2019December 11, 2019 by cynmackley

Coupons and sweepstakes scams are driving me crazy. Let's fight back.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Quick Tips, Security Help, Using The InternetTagged coupon scams, Facebook scam, kroger scam, lowes scam, Phishing, scamsLeave a comment

Travelers’ data exposed by breach

Posted on November 1, 2019October 21, 2019 by cynmackley

A breach exposed the data of hundreds of thousands of travelers.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Security HelpTagged autoclerk breach, best western breach, credit card breach, data breach, Phishing, security breach, travel breach, vpn mentorLeave a comment

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