Tax time, which will arrive in a couple of weeks, is cybercriminals’ favorite time of the year. Online scams, fake emails and fraudulent phone calls top the list of the ways crooks hope to separate you from your money. In 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) noted an astonishing 60 percent increase in bogus email… Continue reading Tax Time and Cyber Crime
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How to Protect Yourself from Internet Hackers
These days, we hear about a steady stream of cyber-attacks that result in the “hijacking” of millions of accounts online. Big corporations and even the government have proven vulnerable. Those headlines are cause for concern – and remind us of why we need to be smart about protecting our information on our own computers. Here,… Continue reading How to Protect Yourself from Internet Hackers