Some passwords are funny. Some are pretty weird. Some can be a math problem. Many can be laughably easy to hack (I give you âdadada, ââqwerty,â âpasswordâ andâ123qweâ to name a few.) â or very tricky. But one thing is for sure, they are never really 100% hack proof. Earlier this month, news broke that… Read More
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Maybe the thought actually occurred to you that something was âphishyâ about that link, but thatâs so 30 seconds ago. You clicked and now your computer screen is locked. Behind that frozen screen lie your personal files â everything from photos to tax documents â all of it encrypted by a third party that promises… Read More
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I knew going into this adventure that I was dealing with a scam artist who was trying to cheat people out of their money by tugging at their puppy-loving heartstrings. See, I’d written a piece about this scam just a couple of weeks ago after a woman in San Diego almost fell prey to it. While researching… Read More
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The relationship you have with your bank is a deeply personal one. Think about it: Money carries enormous weight in people’s lives, and where do they keep their money? AÂ bank, usually. In addition to your money, your bank also stores a ton of your sensitive personal information. So when Brady Cook was a victim of… Read More
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It seems like everything you do on any of your digital devices requires a password and the requirements for these security codes are getting more and more extensive. Some sites don’t allow words that can be found in dictionaries, while others don’t want any logical sequences or personal elements like a house number, street name, zip… Read More
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If the “Internal Revenue Service” (IRS) called you up last year demanding payment, well, you weren’t alone. Fake IRS and other imposter scams topped the list of fastest-growing complaints to state and local consumer protection agencies in 2015, according to an annual survey by the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and the North American Consumer Protection Investigators (NACPI). That… Read More
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It’s certainly a daunting prospect: You pull your credit reports only to discover that a history of credit applications for places you’ve never, ever been. Or, worse, accounts you don’t recognize have been opened in your name. One Credit.com commenter appears to be facing a variant of this issue. “My credit report says that I… Read More
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This might be the most sophisticated job scam I’ve ever seen. Thanks to a near-victim, you’ll get a rare chance to see a real pro almost pull off a nearly perfect digital caper. You do things when you are job hunting that you wouldn’t normally do. You meet strangers. You share a lot of personal… Read More
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Pick a subject, any subject, and there are myths and pure nonsense that someone will buy into. Birds will die if they eat the uncooked rice flung at newlyweds. (Nope) If you eat Mentos and drink Diet Coke simultaneously your stomach will explode. (Hardly) You only have one credit score. (Wrong) Napoleon was short. (At… Read More
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Whether youâre trying to win tickets to a sold-out concert, remind your partner to buy milk, vote for your favorite reality TV personality or ask your headphones-encased kid a question, thereâs a text for that. While texting is a great convenience and time saver (not to mention an international obsession), if you respond to a… Read More
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