PALM BEACH, FL –The Attorney General of the State of Florida, Ashley Moody has issued a Consumer Alert in recognition of National Cyber-security Awareness Month. The video details some simple steps consumers can take to help avoid becoming a victim of various security threats and online scams such as those which target Internet users with tech support, malware, phishing and ransomware. Today more than ever, our daily lives are dependent on the internet. While advances … [Read more...]
Iowa Man, 43, Faces Life in Prison for Armed Robbery of Domain Name, Kidnapping
IOWA - According to British technology news website “The Register” a 43 year-old man broke into a house in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, last month armed with a gun and a fearless intent to hijack a “valuable” Internet domain name. The incident took place in the middle of the afternoon (about 1PM) on June 21st, 2017. Domain name theft has been something all too common in the digital world, but until now, has been, for the most part, a crime carried out over the Internet, in forums, … [Read more...]