Smishing Scams

This past Wednesday January 14, Verizon customers experienced an outage Across America. Here is what you need to know about Verizon's $20 statement credit, and what the scammers are trying to do.

Here is a rewards points expiring twist on a scam that gets you to give the scammers your credit card information.

Lets discuss some practical steps to keep your online world safe.

We received this smishing attempt from the Florida Department of Revenue, but the scammers forgot that there is no state income tax in Florida for most of us.

Online scams are everywhere, and they can catch anyone off guard. But here’s the good news: you can protect yourself. It’s easier than you think.

QR codes are used in the latest cyber scam: quishing.

Common smishing scams include a social engineering component: Asking you simple questions to engage you. Be careful!

Some of the more effective smishing (SMS-text based phishing) scams we have been seeing lately stem from the political divide that the United States is currently experiencing, and the deep emotional response felt when reading about a passionate political topic.