After the big Black Friday sales, check out the small, local, and independent businesses participating in Small Business Saturday (SBS). It is a day to celebrate small businesses and all they do for their communities. Created in 2010 by American Express, Small Business Saturday – the day after Black Friday – is…
Photo: Natee Meepian (Shutterstock) It’s nearly Black Friday and Cyber Monday—that beautiful time of the year when Americans forego their normal, sensible fiscal concerns and embrace the spirit of debauched consumerism that our great country is really all about. But before you bust out that credit card to needlessly splurge…
SINGAPORE: Mobile phone networks that don’t enforce security protocols will have to reimburse victims of certain phishing scams – a ruling that already applies to financial institutions. The move will likely make Singapore the first jurisdiction to include telecommunication operators or other infrastructure service providers in a fraud reimbursement framework….
Thursday, Oct. 5 Stoughton Police Department Presents: Refuse to be a Victim 1 p.m. Stoughton Area Senior Center, 248 W. Main St. The Stoughton Police Department is sharing a monthly series about protecting yourself, with each month focusing on a different topic. October’s session will focus on scams. There are…
VA and artificial intelligence A new VA study to develop artificial intelligence that can predict aggressive prostate cancer began July 1. Five VA medical centers are working together to develop an artificial intelligence algorithm that can predict if a case of prostate cancer might spread to other parts of the…
Twitter CEO Elon Musk waves as he leaves carrying his child after speaking at the POSSIBLE marketing conference on April 18 in Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) If someone claiming to be Elon Musk, the second-wealthiest person in the world with a net worth of $191 billion, sends a…
A “quick fire” scam is taking on a life of its own, with fraudsters using a dodgy tactic. Photo / 123rf The latest quickfire scam is running rife on online marketplaces, with con artists targeting people who are buying and selling things on the internet. After Paige Hinson and her…
Dear Savvy Senior: I spend a lot of time online and love the convenience of paying bills, shopping, and keeping up with my grandkids on Facebook and Instagram. But a few months ago, my computer was infected with malware, and I just found out some cyber crook opened up a…
I spend a lot of time online and love the convenience of paying bills, shopping, and keeping up with my grandkids on Facebook and Instagram. But a few months ago, my computer was infected with malware, and I just found out some cyber crook opened up a credit card using…
A Facebook scam that dates back years is making another round of appearances in posts and messages. Law enforcement agencies are alerting Facebook users of what’s being referred to as the “Look who died scam”. This Facebook scam is easy to recognize and easy to avoid. Still, people fall for…
