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Phishing

Look out for this billing scam

Posted on October 5, 2019September 30, 2019 by cynmackley

There's a Netflix billing scam going around. Here's what to look out for.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Quick Tips, Security Help, TV Tech, UncategorizedTagged billing scams, Netflix, netflix scams, Phishing, scams, text scams, using the internet, using your phoneLeave a comment

Is this email for real?

Posted on September 13, 2019August 22, 2019 by cynmackley

A quick way to tell if an email from Facebook is the real thing.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, E-Mail Help, Facebook, Quick Tips, Security Help, Social MediaTagged email, facebook, Phishing, scam email, social mediaLeave a comment

Don’t let this phishing attack hook you

Posted on August 11, 2019July 18, 2019 by cynmackley

Don't let this phishing attack hook you. How crooks use fear to convince you to click.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, E-Mail Help, Quick Tips, Security Help, UncategorizedTagged email, malware, Phishing, scam, spamLeave a comment

Fake anti-virus

Posted on June 11, 2019May 9, 2019 by cynmackley

Be on the lookout for this fake anti-virus scam that can destroy your computer.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Security Help, UncategorizedTagged antivirus scam, email scams, malware, Phishing, ransomware, securityLeave a comment

885 million confidential records leaked

Posted on May 27, 2019May 27, 2019 by cynmackley

885 million confidential records were exposed online. Find out if you're affected.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, E-Mail Help, In The News, MS Word, Security Help, UncategorizedTagged data breach, data leaks, First American Financial, Phishing, securityLeave a comment

Microsoft most-targeted

Posted on April 16, 2019March 22, 2019 by cynmackley

If you're using Windows, hackers are targeting you. What to look out for.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Security HelpTagged exploit kits, microsoft, Phishing, security, windowsLeave a comment

Phishing Dropbox scheme

Posted on April 13, 2019March 22, 2019 by cynmackley

Look out for this cloud-storage scam. It could wreck your device.

Posted in Cloud Storage, Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, E-Mail Help, Security HelpTagged email, malware, Phishing, ransomware, scams, security1 Comment

McDonald’s Scam

Posted on March 19, 2019February 24, 2019 by cynmackley

Watch out for this Mcdonald's scam.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Facebook, Quick Tips, Security Help, Smartphones, Smartphones, Social Media, Using The InternetTagged coupon scams, facebook, fraud, McDonald's, Phishing, securityLeave a comment

Help! Someone is subscribing me!

Posted on March 12, 2019February 15, 2019 by cynmackley

We check out an email subscription scam.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, E-Mail Help, Security Help, UncategorizedTagged email, Phishing, scams, securityLeave a comment

Don’t get caught in this phishing scam

Posted on March 8, 2019February 8, 2019 by cynmackley

Don't get caught in this phishing scam. How hackers are coming after your email info.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, E-Mail Help, Security Help, Uncategorized, Using The InternetTagged email scam, Facebook scam, google scam, hacking, Phishing, securityLeave a comment

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