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Keep your holiday season merry by guarding against cybercriminals

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U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada announces in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023 the multinational take down operation of Qakbot malware. In their latest disruption of global cybercrime, the FBI and partners in Europe infiltrated and seized control of a major malware network that was used for more than 15 years to commit a gamut of online crimes including crippling ransomware attacks.

We hate to be the bearers of stressful or anxiety-inducing news, but there are now less than 10 days remaining in the pre-Christmas holiday shopping season. Moreover, according to the U.S. Postal Service, today is the final day to postmark greetings cards and other first-class mail in order to have it received by Dec. 25.

Now that we’ve sent you scurrying to your favorite local storefront or online shopping site, we thought it appropriate to provide a few best practices to avoid falling prey to scammers, hackers, thieves, porch pirates and other Grinches looking to take away the joy of giving this holiday season.

  • If you do your shopping online, AAA recommends taking a few basic precautions before providing your financial information to a website. Avoid using public Wi-Fi at airports or cafes that can be easily monitored by cybercriminals looking to steal your credit card number or passwords.
  • Confirm that the address (or URL) of the website you’re using is secure and begins with “https” instead of “http.” The “s” stands for secure. Often, secure websites will display a padlock in the corner of the screen next to the URL. If you don’t see the padlock, you might reconsider entering your information on the site.
  • If you see spelling errors, strange language choices or images on the website that don’t quite make sense, you should find a different company from which to purchase. This can all be signs of a “pharming” scam in which you are automatically redirected, without your consent, from a legitimate website to a copycat website designed to steal your financial information.
  • Secure your most important online accounts with strong passwords and two-factor authorization that will keep…

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Shark Tank Season 15 LIVE — Fans praise Arepas and ‘can’t wait to try them’ as Meggings fails to secure a deal

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Thousands of individuals apply to be on show

Shark Tank can receive more than 100,000 applications every season, through the show’s website or during open casting calls to “audition, according to MentalFloss.

The show has around 31 episodes per season and producers are usually looking to fill close to 100 slots.

TJ Hale, the host of Shark Tank Podcast, which follows up on contestants and keeps a log of show statistics says “The odds are against you,” appearing on the show.

Get to know the sharks: Robert Herjavec

Robert Herjavec is a businessman born on September 14, 1962, in Varaždin, Croatia.

When he was seven, he and his family moved to Canada, where he later graduated with an English and Political Science degree from the University of Toronto.

Herjavec is the founder of BRAK Systems, a Canadian integrator of internet security software.

He sold the company to AT&T Canada in 2000 for $30.2million.

Three years later, he founded the Herjavec Group, which is one of the largest information technology and computer security companies in Canada.

Herjavec has been featured on reality TV series such as CBC’s Dragons’ Den and Shark Tank.

Get to know the sharks: Daymond John

It is believed that businessman and motivational speaker Daymond John has a net worth of $350million.

“Daymond John has come a long way from turning a $40 budget into FUBU, a $6 billion fashion game-changer,” reads his website.

“Throughout his career, Daymond has continued to be an entrepreneur in every sense of the word.

“He is not only a pioneer in the fashion industry but a Shark on the 4-time Emmy Award winning Shark Tank, a New York Times best-selling author, branding guru, and highly sought-after motivational speaker.”

FUBU is an American hip-hop apparel company launched by John and others. FUBU stands for “For Us, By Us.”

Get to know the sharks: Mr. Wonderful

Kevin O’Leary was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on July 9, 1954. The 68-year-old is a businessman, author, politician, and television personality.

O’Leary has appeared in the business news programs SqueezePlay and The Lang and O’Leary Exchange.

Since 2009 he’s been a main cast member on ABC’s Shark…

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How ‘The Morning Show’ Season 3 Rewrites the 2014 Sony Hack

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How ‘The Morning Show’ Season 3 Rewrites the 2014 Sony Hack | Time

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It’s the time of the season for… subscription scams!

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In the lead-up to New Year’s, subscription scams are landing in people’s email boxes at a frightening rate. With the goal of making off with someone’s identity, cybercriminals are betting they can scam their share of the more than 40% of consumers who click on a link in a phishing email. 

Subscription scams are a favorite of malicious actors because they know how to write an email so that it escapes an email server’s spam filters. You’ve probably received some of these “auto-renewal” emails yourself from companies masquerading as Norton, McAfee, Best Buy/Geek Squad, or Microsoft.

And, having received some ourselves, ConsumerAffairs can attest to how authentic they look. But not everyone may be as suspicious as we are and not be able to detect a real one from a fake one. Since much of the phishing action is tied to Norton-related emails, here are some telltale signs you can look for and things you can do to keep from getting fleeced.

Look for these mentions: “Annual Product Membership,” “Norton Total All Round Security,” “URGENT: Your Norton Subscription Expired,” and “Your Order Has Been Received.” When fact-checking website Snopes dug into the situation to find out if the Norton emails it received were fake or real, those subject lines or text in the emails were all found to be from fakers. 

In its warning, Norton (the real one) emphasizes that use of the word “urgent” is a sign that the email is a scam. If the email sounds threatening in any way, that, too, is a red flag.

Look for “official” Norton email addresses:According to Norton, the only email addresses that should be trusted as being officials are:

Before you do anything, confirm the email is legitimate. Never, ever click on any link in an email until you’ve confirmed that it’s legitimate, the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) suggests. And if in fact, the email is a spoof report it as spam, block the sender and delete the email.

Norton suggests the best way to authenticate whether an email is the…

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