Scam of the Week: Massive DocuSign Phishing Attacks

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“Hackers have stolen the customer email database of DocuSign, the company that allows companies to electronically sign documents. These criminals are now sending phishing emails that look exactly like the real DocuSign ones, but they try to trick you into opening an attached Word file and click to enable editing. But if you do that, […]

Scam of the Week: The Evil Airline Phishing Attack

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There is a new spin on an existing phishing scam you need to be aware of. Bad guys are doing research on you personally using social media and find out where and when you (might) travel for business. Next, they craft an email especially for you with an airline reservation or receipt that looks just […]

Scam Alert: Update On W-2 Tax Scam

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This year, authorities are warning about a massive wave of W-2 tax form phishing scams. Cyber criminals are sending “spoofed” emails that look like they come from the CEO or another C-level executive and ask for a PDF with the W-2 tax information of all employees. The W-2’s have all the information needed to file […]

Scam Of The Week: Mystery Shopper Email

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“Mystery Shopper” scams continue to snare unwary victims. Mystery shoppers are people hired to shop at a particular store and report on the shopping experience for purposes of quality control.  Unlike many scams, there actually are legit mystery shopper companies, but they never advertise or recruit through emails. Here is how this scam works: You […]

Managed Services

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Managed Services allows us to help prevent issues before they become costly projects. We offer managed support packages with various options so you can pick the support package that works best for you! Our Managed Service packages include a small, low resource agent that runs on your computer. It will detect and notify us about […]

ALERT! Valentine’s Day Scam!

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It’s Valentine’s Day and the scammers are out in full force… again. There are many ways these online criminals try to trick you, but the most common are phony florists, online dating scams, phony electronic greeting cards and delivery scams. So, here are the red flags you need to look out for. Do not trust emails or […]

Fake Netflix App is Actually Ransomware

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Kaspersky (yes, the antivirus company) has issued a warning on their blog: “People are downloading a new app, looking to get free access to Netflix accounts. What they’re actually getting is a malware strain called Netix that encrypts users’ data and demands $100 in bitcoins to unlock their files. The program, called “Netflix Login Generator” […]

BEWARE: Tax Scam Alert

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The bad guys are starting their tax scams early this season! They are now combining two scams-in-one. First, they ask you to send them the W-2 forms of all employees, with the email looking like it comes from the CEO or a C-level executive. Next, they follow up with an urgent request to transfer a […]