What’s an Anti-Virus? A computer virus is a malicious code which is capable of loading itself into one’s computer and run against one’s wishes. Anti-virus software detects and destroys computer viruses. Impact of Viruses on your Computer Viruses have a great number of impacts on a computer system. They affect the computer speed in terms […]
What is a brute-force attack? Brute-force attacks are methods used by criminals to determine a password or PIN in order to break into a computer or network. Hackers may use automated programs to try every imaginable combination to guess the password or PIN. This process may be exhaustive and time-consuming. Attackers must systematically go through […]
Why are tax scams on the rise? According to the IRS, tax scams are up 400% compared to last year (2015). As of mid-February, the IRS has already had nearly 1,400 incidents. There were a total of 2,748 all of last year. The scams are occurring via emails, phone calls, and text messages across […]
Why can’t the IRS secure their own site from hackers? In a statement on February 9th, the IRS stated that Identity Thieves breached the IRS database. Roughly 464,000 unique social security numbers were used, and from that total, over 100,000 of them were successfully used to access an E-file pin. The identity thieves used […]
Bankruptcy Bankruptcy is the legal status of a person, an entity or a corporation to be unable to pay back the debts it owes to creditors. Although bankruptcy may be complicated and its exact steps vary depending on state, different chapters from various states follow the same process and terms. Usually it’s a legal […]
Account Takeover: Stay Alert Before you Become a Victim Account takeover occurs when a perpetrator unlawfully obtains and uses a someone’s personal information to control the victim’s existing bank accounts and credit card accounts. The person committing the fraud carries out unauthorized, illegal transactions without any consent or permission from the victim. The primary purpose is to […]