Beware: Attackers Place Malicious Ads at the Top of Search Engine Results
OpenOffice is a free program that allows you to create documents and spreadsheets. Right now, attackers are buying ads so that, if you search for OpenOffice and are a lucky searcher, an ad appears at the top of your search. Clicking on the ad could take you to a site...
Watch for Threatening Email and Social Media Messages Saying You’re Hacked
Someone contacted me to explain that attackers hacked a family member’s Instagram account and threatened to expose some embarrassing photographs unless they paid the bad actor more than a thousand dollars. I told them: What he is experiencing is a common ploy....
Tech Support has been Helping my Relatives, and How to Protect Your Workers
My wife came to tell me a story. She received a call from some of her relatives whose computer started making noises and behaving terribly. A window popped up over all the other flashing error windows saying that they’d been infected by a horrible virus and...