On March 26, toyokeizai.net revealed a new mystery surrounding the Mt. Gox Bitcoin exchange bankruptcy. The article revealed that 530,000 bitcoins had been withdrawn after the exchange was declared insolvent on Feb. 28, 2013.In the most recent developments, tokyokeizai.net reported, “A creditor’s representative filed a petition with the Tokyo District Court dated March 11, … [Read more...] about A new surprise for Mt. Gox Bitcoin exchange
Scams & Cons
Alexander Graham Bell would not like this scam
Oddly enough, just when we thought phone scams might be going the way of eight-track tapes, they are making a comeback. Phone scam popularity faded for a while because email is such an efficient process for a scammer. With one click on the button, they can inundate thousands of inboxes. Now that savvy email users are making it more difficult for scammers, the bad guys are … [Read more...] about Alexander Graham Bell would not like this scam
Why You Should Change Your Mobile Passwords Regularly
Smartphone theft is reaching epidemic proportions. A Consumer Reports survey found that 1.6 million Americans had their smartphones stolen in 2012 alone, and in big cities, the stats are even worse—in New York City, 40 percent of all thefts involved stolen smartphones, and in San Francisco, newer and popular smartphones were targeted in 50 percent of all thefts. Law enforcement … [Read more...] about Why You Should Change Your Mobile Passwords Regularly
TechResolvers—are they friend or foe?
This past week I saw on Facebook where one of my friends had received a telemarketer call that supposedly was from a company called “TechResolvers.” The caller claimed that my friend’s computer was infected with malware and was sending a signal telling TechResolvers that the machine was infected. Shades of “ET phone home,” can it be true?My friend was smart, she told them … [Read more...] about TechResolvers—are they friend or foe?
2014 outlook grim for consumer security
On Monday, Mar. 10, the document, McAfee Labs Threat Report: Fourth Quarter 2013, was released. Included in that report was a listing of the retailers, such as Target, who were affected in 2013 data breaches. Other companies affected in 2013 included Easton-Bay Sports, Harbor Freight, Michaels Stores, Neiman-Marcus, ‘Wichcraft, and White Lodging.According to the McAfee … [Read more...] about 2014 outlook grim for consumer security