Discovering a recent article in December that read: “Google sues another Chinese scam group over a large phishing scheme,” we decided to research the Chinese group. Turns out that millions of scam text messages were sent to Americans and the phishing platform has become popular among cybercriminals. Google decided to take legal action to shut […]

In our Passkey article last month, we said we would cover Microsoft Authenticator. Microsoft has been warning users that the “authenticator app” would be shutting down passwords (effective 8/1/25) and that users of the app would be prompted to set up passkeys. We are going to cover authenticator apps in this month’s article.    What

Did you know that Microsoft blocks 4,000 password attacks each second? This month we will talk about the difference between a password and a passkey. Passkey technology is in the news and has been for a couple of years now. Microsoft and Google both believe that everyone should switch to passkeys as soon as they

In our last article we briefly discussed password manager apps. Frequently we are asked to assist in resetting a client’s password because they have forgotten a login password for one account or another. This month we will take a look at browser saved passwords vs. dedicated password managers. We will cover the basics and the

We continue to follow reports generated by the FTC as they are an agency committed to fighting fraud. This is a topic dear to our hearts. Too many times we have engaged with clients that have personally been targeted one way or another by a scammer. We continue to study security alerts which include data

Doris, a client in her mid-eighties, has been with us for close to fifteen years now. Her calls and various emails generally involve an overabundance of concern. “Am I being scammed? Is this email for real?” We don’t mind helping a client like Doris. She lives alone and is vulnerable and susceptible to fraud. It

These last few months, we have been fielding a significant number of calls from clients looking for help regarding Windows 10. The end of support by Microsoft took place effective 10/14/25. In April, we reminded readers that Microsoft was going to stop supporting Windows 10, but the company was offering the ESU program (Extended Security

AT&T & What is the Dark Web? Information from 73 million current and former AT&T accounts appears to have been leaked onto the dark web. This announcement was issued by the communications company directly in late March. AT&T is warning that the data set can be used for illegal activity as the information included Social

FTC & The New Impersonator Rule   We continue to follow reports generated by the FTC as they are an agency committed to fighting fraud. This is a topic dear to our hearts. Too many times we have engaged with clients that have personally been targeted one way or another by a scammer. We continue

FTC Warning about Impostor Scams   We warned about impostor scams way back in 2019. Wait a minute, has it been five years already? The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a warning that scammers are now using the Federal Trade Commission’s good name in an attempt to trick people, stealing their money and their