Oct 27, 2018 | Business, Internet, Radio Show, Security
Hacked, Scammed And On Your Own: Navigating The Cryptocurrency ‘Wild West’ When Peggy and Marco Lachmann-Anke learned in January that hackers cracked a 40-character password and cleaned out their cryptocurrency wallet, they did not go to the police or...
Oct 6, 2018 | Business, Internet, Radio Show, Security, Technology
Voice Phishing Scams Are Getting More Clever Most of us have been trained to be wary of clicking on links and attachments that arrive in emails unexpected, but it’s easy to forget scam artists are constantly dreaming up innovations that put a new shine on...
Aug 31, 2018 | Business, Internet, Radio Show, Security
Ohio Man Sentenced To 15 Months For BEC Scam Chief US District Judge Janet Hall last week sentenced Olumuyiwa Adejumo to 15 months in federal prison for his role in a business email compromise scheme targeting organizations in the United States. His sentence will be...
May 5, 2018 | Business, Radio Show
Bitcoin is the greatest scam in history I’m tired of saying, “Be careful, it’s speculative.” Then, “Be careful, it’s gambling.” Then, “Be careful, it’s a bubble.” Okay, I’ll say it: Bitcoin is a scam. In my opinion, it’s a colossal pump-and-dump scheme, the likes of...
Dec 9, 2017 | Business, Government, Radio Show, Security
The SEC’s Cyber Unit Just Filed the First Charges Over ICO Scam A new division of the Securities and Exchange Commission dedicated to so-called “initial coin offerings” (ICOs) filed its first charges on Friday, targeting a scam that reportedly raised $15 million...