A high instance of Zelle transaction scams originating from social media contacts has caused JPMorgan Chase Bank to block payments made through social media networks and messaging apps. The bank has stated that Zelle was intended as a method of transferring money to family, friends, and trusted contacts, and should not be used to make […]
Well, this is kind of a mess. On Thursday, Apple was hit with yet another class action lawsuit, the suit alleging that the company has been replacing damaged devices under AppleCare+ with refurbished units. This isn’t the first suit of its kind in this regard and similar suits have been filed in the past. This […]
Maybe the FCC can help put an end to robocalls and spam text messages. In recent days, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said that the agency is working on a new rule that would allow consumers to block robocalls and automated text messages if requested. The move clarifies the agency’s interpretation of a 1991 consumer protection […]
It was only a matter of time before someone found a weakness in the fingerprint scanner found on the new Samsung Galaxy S5. Too bad Samsung didn’t learn anything from Apple’s experiences with fingerprint hacking. The very same hack that was used to bypass the iPhone 5S’s scanner, that we reported on last September, […]
You should listen to your more paranoid relatives around the holiday dinner table when they say that there’ll always be someone trying to run a scam on someone else. Just because they’re paranoid doesn’t make them wrong. Per CNET, Russian security firm Dr. Web has uncovered another malware attempt on OS X systems that tries […]