I have written before about how a typical scam works (both surface level and technically) using an eBay auction. While victims of these scams are obviously affected, the damage is not widespread (save future victims the scammers are motivated to go after). On the other hand, malware which spreads via infected advertising networks have the ability to infect...

First of all, this is not intended to create panic in any way, it is merely a warning of what is currently happening in Apple’s App Store. Some apps which are are/were available in Apple’s App Store have been identified as culprits in a fraudulent billing scheme. Apple has acknowledged the problem and removed the suspect apps that they are aware of...

If you are doing your shopping online, be vary wary. This time of year is notorious for taking advantage of naive online shoppers as ‘scammers’ will throw up junk sites hoping to capture your credit card info or take your money and give you nothing but headaches. If you are going to buy expensive items online, make sure you are purchasing them from a...

I have noticed a few suspicious emails recently and people have forwarded me copies of an email appearing to come from Network Solutions Tech Support. This email is fake (here is the notice from Network Solutions). The only reason I am posting this as a tip is because several people have forwarded me this email telling me to make sure our domain information gets...

In an age where people love to try to scam you over the Internet, it amazes me how many people actually believe someone will pay you or some picture will appear on your screen by simply forwarding an email. I received the email below a few days ago and before it ‘graced’ my inbox, I could see that it had been to well over 200 other email addresses...

We all get spam in our email. Probably lot of it. We get the guys trying to get our help transferring millions of dollars out of his country. We get the Viagra ads. We get the mortgage deals. And, yes, we get Britney Spears nude pics. Of course, they are fake. They are designed to lure you into clicking the link. Ever wondered what happens when you click the...

If you do any form of communication over the Internet, online frauds and scams are something you always have to be wary of. I have been fortunate enough to avoid such scams as I keep my email reasonably locked down, have a relatively good “BS detector” and am overall a tad bit on the cynical side (only slightly though!… maybe…). That...