While the iPhone 4S has been around for a quite a bit now and with the Siri function definitely putting a whole new spin on it, everyone couldn't wait to get their hands on one and are still buzzing over it. W...
Happy Monday Scambook users... After all the mayhem from the Walmart gift card scam last week, we are turning our attention over to the possible request of being asked for our login information from employers. ...
What is Phishing?
For those of us who are not familiar with the term "Phishing" it means that someone is trying to obtain financial or other personal information from internet users, usually by sending out an ...
Here at Scambook, we're always keeping our ear to the ground for scams affecting our users. But we're also on the lookout for other ways to help you guys out too. One such opportunity just came across our des...
Recently, hackers stole nearly 2 million passwords for Facebook, Gmail, Twitter and other popular sites. The data breach places users at risk of identity theft, computer viruses and other types of digital fraud...
Has your password ever been hacked? If you use Facebook, LivingSocial, or even Adobe services, it's possible that your account has been compromised. Password theft has been on the rise as more and more hackers ...
Do you use Facebook, Gmail, Twitter, Yahoo! or YouTube? Hackers have stolen the usernames and passwords from approximately 2 million users of these incredibly popular sites.
The hackers used a keylogging vir...
If you don't regularly back-up your computer or scan for viruses, now is the time to start.
A dangerous new computer virus is attacking millions of computers and demanding ransom in money orders or Bitcoins....
Scam artists are getting in the Christmas spirit and this year they're hoping to stuff your stocking with a Facebook hoax. A "warning" message is spreading on Facebook alerting users about a "Christmas Tree App...
A few weeks ago, Adobe – the company behind Photoshop, Acrobat, Illustrator, and other Creative Cloud software solutions – announced that it had been the target of a large-scale private data breach. According t...
Computer viruses called Trojan horses can harm more than just your computer. They can also destroy your personal life.
When 17-year-old Hector Hernandez's computer was infected with a Trojan horse, it enable...
For many, it’s a daily ritual. Wake up, grab a cup of coffee, scan the news, scan your Facebook newsfeed. Facebook has become the ultimate tool for staying in touch with friends, keeping tabs on long-lost acq...
Do you prefer Google to Bing? The two search engine giants have been waging war for quite some time now, and it seems like Microsoft might have one more reason to worry. A tech security firm has recently discov...
Nobody likes robocalls. The Do Not Call List blocks many businesses from calling you on the phone during dinner, but most scammers and spammers simply ignore the list. They continue making billions of illegal r...
Do you feel as though your favorite mobile device has become an appendage of your body, leaving you uncomfortable without it? Are you constantly checking in with your online social network for the latest updat...
Today, many consumers use cameras to keep an eye on their home, office, their pet or even their children by checking a live Internet video stream. Internet Protocol cameras (or IP cameras) have become very affo...
Facebook is proposing changes to its privacy policy, and as usual, it isn't going over well with users. The new changes appear to give Facebook more access to users' private information. It's made privacy watch...
How can you tell if an email is real or a scam? Today, both phishing scams and annoying spam messages rely on a technique called "spoofing" to fake their sender information. This means an email might say it's f...
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram -- these are all great ways for us to stay in touch with our friends around the world. And with so much of our personal information on these sites, these companies do whatever is ne...
What's the difference between a computer virus and malware? Most personal computers come with antivirus software, but malware is a relatively broad term. Is your antivirus software also protecting you against o...
Today's new parents have more to worry about than child safety recalls and dirty diapers. A startling news story out of Texas suggests that baby video monitors can now be hacked with ease.
A hacker might be ...