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Good security habits start with small, smart changes.
☑️ Use a Password Manager
☑️ Go Long & Unique – At least 12 characters with a mix of letters, numbers, and symbols.
☑️ Enable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)
Book your password consulting session today!
➡️ calendly.com/baertechnolo...
☑️ Use a Password Manager
☑️ Go Long & Unique – At least 12 characters with a mix of letters, numbers, and symbols.
☑️ Enable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)
Book your password consulting session today!
➡️ calendly.com/baertechnolo...
Another scam email. Beware. Mouse over the address....a telltale sign!
April 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Another scam email. Beware. Mouse over the address....a telltale sign!
Baer Technology has been a global service provider since the days of Timbuktu. Timbuktu was the dial up remote access service from the 1980’s. No more dial up. Today we remote within seconds. Sign up for our Exclusive Annual Remote Service for less than $9/month. 📤 [email protected]
April 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Baer Technology has been a global service provider since the days of Timbuktu. Timbuktu was the dial up remote access service from the 1980’s. No more dial up. Today we remote within seconds. Sign up for our Exclusive Annual Remote Service for less than $9/month. 📤 [email protected]
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The pressure of the looming tax filing deadline (April 15th in the US) can make anyone rush online tasks, and scammers use this to up their game.
Researcher Jérôme Segura dives into a Google Ads phishing scam targeting QuickBooks users.
Researcher Jérôme Segura dives into a Google Ads phishing scam targeting QuickBooks users.
Tax deadline threat: QuickBooks phishing scam exploits Google Ads
Beware of deceptive Google Ads targeting QuickBooks and always confirm the website URL before logging in, as fake sites can bypass even 2FA.
mwb.link
April 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The pressure of the looming tax filing deadline (April 15th in the US) can make anyone rush online tasks, and scammers use this to up their game.
Researcher Jérôme Segura dives into a Google Ads phishing scam targeting QuickBooks users.
Researcher Jérôme Segura dives into a Google Ads phishing scam targeting QuickBooks users.
The Baer Technology Inc team was honored to attend the Washington Educational & Cultural Attache Association program held at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center on Friday, March 21, 2025. The program's theme was "International Students: What to Expect in 2025?"
April 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The Baer Technology Inc team was honored to attend the Washington Educational & Cultural Attache Association program held at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center on Friday, March 21, 2025. The program's theme was "International Students: What to Expect in 2025?"
Delete. Do not click! Be on the lookout for fake emails from Docusign! #ScamAlert
April 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Delete. Do not click! Be on the lookout for fake emails from Docusign! #ScamAlert
Good security habits start with small, smart changes.
☑️ Use a Password Manager
☑️ Go Long & Unique – At least 12 characters with a mix of letters, numbers, and symbols.
☑️ Enable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)
Book your password consulting session today!
➡️ calendly.com/baertechnolo...
☑️ Use a Password Manager
☑️ Go Long & Unique – At least 12 characters with a mix of letters, numbers, and symbols.
☑️ Enable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)
Book your password consulting session today!
➡️ calendly.com/baertechnolo...
April 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good security habits start with small, smart changes.
☑️ Use a Password Manager
☑️ Go Long & Unique – At least 12 characters with a mix of letters, numbers, and symbols.
☑️ Enable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)
Book your password consulting session today!
➡️ calendly.com/baertechnolo...
☑️ Use a Password Manager
☑️ Go Long & Unique – At least 12 characters with a mix of letters, numbers, and symbols.
☑️ Enable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)
Book your password consulting session today!
➡️ calendly.com/baertechnolo...
April 4, 2025 at 1:41 PM
📱 Want to break free from your phone’s grip? Try this one simple trick. Flip your screen to grayscale.
🚫 No more endless scrolling.
🚫 No more getting trapped into the vortex and app rabbit holes.
🚫 No more falling for every notification that demands your attention.
Reclaim your time!
🚫 No more endless scrolling.
🚫 No more getting trapped into the vortex and app rabbit holes.
🚫 No more falling for every notification that demands your attention.
Reclaim your time!
April 1, 2025 at 3:52 AM
📱 Want to break free from your phone’s grip? Try this one simple trick. Flip your screen to grayscale.
🚫 No more endless scrolling.
🚫 No more getting trapped into the vortex and app rabbit holes.
🚫 No more falling for every notification that demands your attention.
Reclaim your time!
🚫 No more endless scrolling.
🚫 No more getting trapped into the vortex and app rabbit holes.
🚫 No more falling for every notification that demands your attention.
Reclaim your time!
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New York's cyber chief on keeping cities and states safe from cyberattacks, therecord.media/new-york-cyb...
New York's cyber chief on keeping cities and states safe from cyberattacks
Colin Ahern sat down with Recorded Future News earlier this year to discuss New York’s efforts to protect local governments from ransomware and more.
therecord.media
March 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
New York's cyber chief on keeping cities and states safe from cyberattacks, therecord.media/new-york-cyb...
⚠️ ALERT: 23andMe will be closing down due to bankruptcy & plans to sell the company's data (DNA samples & other ancestry data from 15 million users).
👉 RECOMMENDATION: Download your 23andMe data from your profile, request deletion & revoke consent of research.
Call us if you need help! 202.364.1000
👉 RECOMMENDATION: Download your 23andMe data from your profile, request deletion & revoke consent of research.
Call us if you need help! 202.364.1000
March 28, 2025 at 10:17 PM
⚠️ ALERT: 23andMe will be closing down due to bankruptcy & plans to sell the company's data (DNA samples & other ancestry data from 15 million users).
👉 RECOMMENDATION: Download your 23andMe data from your profile, request deletion & revoke consent of research.
Call us if you need help! 202.364.1000
👉 RECOMMENDATION: Download your 23andMe data from your profile, request deletion & revoke consent of research.
Call us if you need help! 202.364.1000
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When Getting Phished Puts You in Mortal Danger, krebsonsecurity.com/2025/03/when...
When Getting Phished Puts You in Mortal Danger
Many successful phishing attacks result in a financial loss or malware infection. But falling for some phishing scams, like those currently targeting Russians searching online for organizations that a...
krebsonsecurity.com
March 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
When Getting Phished Puts You in Mortal Danger, krebsonsecurity.com/2025/03/when...
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Fake Cash Ads = Real Insurance Scams 🚨
Americans clicked on ads promising free cash, only to be unknowingly enrolled in health insurance plans—losing existing coverage and facing higher costs.
# HealthCareFraud #ScamAlert #ConsumerProtection #InsuranceFraud www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Americans clicked on ads promising free cash, only to be unknowingly enrolled in health insurance plans—losing existing coverage and facing higher costs.
# HealthCareFraud #ScamAlert #ConsumerProtection #InsuranceFraud www.wsj.com/health/healt...
March 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Fake Cash Ads = Real Insurance Scams 🚨
Americans clicked on ads promising free cash, only to be unknowingly enrolled in health insurance plans—losing existing coverage and facing higher costs.
# HealthCareFraud #ScamAlert #ConsumerProtection #InsuranceFraud www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Americans clicked on ads promising free cash, only to be unknowingly enrolled in health insurance plans—losing existing coverage and facing higher costs.
# HealthCareFraud #ScamAlert #ConsumerProtection #InsuranceFraud www.wsj.com/health/healt...
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Just found out that a commission "customer" was actually a scammer. I wrote about the experience on Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/kaybeearts/7...
My goal was to help others learn from my mistakes.
#scammers #scamalert #artscam #commissionscam #scam #artcommissions
My goal was to help others learn from my mistakes.
#scammers #scamalert #artscam #commissionscam #scam #artcommissions
Post by @kaybeearts · 25 images
To Catch a Scammer
So, I just recently discovered that I had been speaking to a scammer who posed as a commission customer. Hopefully, by looking through…
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March 26, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Just found out that a commission "customer" was actually a scammer. I wrote about the experience on Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/kaybeearts/7...
My goal was to help others learn from my mistakes.
#scammers #scamalert #artscam #commissionscam #scam #artcommissions
My goal was to help others learn from my mistakes.
#scammers #scamalert #artscam #commissionscam #scam #artcommissions
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Interesting, also because CBC Marketplace previously did an investigation about fake locksmiths up here...
'An initial alert came from a Texas business that flagged an unlicensed locksmith impersonating them on Google Maps. That was just the tip of the iceberg.'
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
'An initial alert came from a Texas business that flagged an unlicensed locksmith impersonating them on Google Maps. That was just the tip of the iceberg.'
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Google finds 10,000 fake listings on Google Maps, sues alleged network of scammers
A small business owner flagged a possible impersonator on Google Maps. Google's investigation found it was just the tip of the iceberg.
www.cbsnews.com
March 20, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Interesting, also because CBC Marketplace previously did an investigation about fake locksmiths up here...
'An initial alert came from a Texas business that flagged an unlicensed locksmith impersonating them on Google Maps. That was just the tip of the iceberg.'
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
'An initial alert came from a Texas business that flagged an unlicensed locksmith impersonating them on Google Maps. That was just the tip of the iceberg.'
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
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Google Maps is cracking down on fake reviews - https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/26/24254882/google-maps-removing-fake-business-reviews-warning-message
Google Maps is cracking down on fake reviews
A user warning will publicly shame places caught using them.
www.theverge.com
September 26, 2024 at 11:21 AM
Google Maps is cracking down on fake reviews - https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/26/24254882/google-maps-removing-fake-business-reviews-warning-message
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Learn to spot and report 6 signs of local business review spam, including signs that a fake review has been generated by AI. My column today at @gatherup.bsky.social will walk you through recognizing red flags and reporting review fraud to Google: gatherup.com/blog/recogni...
How to Recognize And Report Your Competitors’ GBP Review Fraud
Learn how to identify fraudulent reviews on your competitors' Google Business Profiles (GBP) and take the necessary steps to report them.
gatherup.com
February 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Learn to spot and report 6 signs of local business review spam, including signs that a fake review has been generated by AI. My column today at @gatherup.bsky.social will walk you through recognizing red flags and reporting review fraud to Google: gatherup.com/blog/recogni...
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Amazon disables the option to store Echo voice recordings on your device, instead sending them to the cloud for processing.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Amazon disables option to store Echo voice recordings on your device
Amazon informed Echo users in the US that the "Do not send voice recordings" feature will stop working on March 28, 2025.
www.malwarebytes.com
March 18, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Amazon disables the option to store Echo voice recordings on your device, instead sending them to the cloud for processing.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
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With financial anxiety at an all-time-high, scammers are preying on vulnerable people.
Learn how what to watch for and how to protect yourself with these tips.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/scams/2...
Learn how what to watch for and how to protect yourself with these tips.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/scams/2...
The "free money" trap: How scammers exploit financial anxiety
With financial stress at an all-time high, people are desperately seeking relief. Sadly, scammers know this all too well.
www.malwarebytes.com
March 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
With financial anxiety at an all-time-high, scammers are preying on vulnerable people.
Learn how what to watch for and how to protect yourself with these tips.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/scams/2...
Learn how what to watch for and how to protect yourself with these tips.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/scams/2...
Our Founder & CEO, Susan Baer, was just in Manhattan at a Zoho Users Group meeting. She learned a lot from the other attendees and collaborated on our Customer Releations Management (CRM) capabilities and features to make Baer Technology Inc more streamlined and efficient.
March 12, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Our Founder & CEO, Susan Baer, was just in Manhattan at a Zoho Users Group meeting. She learned a lot from the other attendees and collaborated on our Customer Releations Management (CRM) capabilities and features to make Baer Technology Inc more streamlined and efficient.
Your guide to identifying red flags in an E-Z Pass scam email:
🟥 Originating number from another country?
🟥 Urgency: 12 Hours to make a payment?
🟥 Scary warning?
🟥 Unusual payment link?
🟥 Strange instructions for replying Yes?
Be wary if you see any of the above! #StaySafeOnline #Scam
🟥 Originating number from another country?
🟥 Urgency: 12 Hours to make a payment?
🟥 Scary warning?
🟥 Unusual payment link?
🟥 Strange instructions for replying Yes?
Be wary if you see any of the above! #StaySafeOnline #Scam
March 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Your guide to identifying red flags in an E-Z Pass scam email:
🟥 Originating number from another country?
🟥 Urgency: 12 Hours to make a payment?
🟥 Scary warning?
🟥 Unusual payment link?
🟥 Strange instructions for replying Yes?
Be wary if you see any of the above! #StaySafeOnline #Scam
🟥 Originating number from another country?
🟥 Urgency: 12 Hours to make a payment?
🟥 Scary warning?
🟥 Unusual payment link?
🟥 Strange instructions for replying Yes?
Be wary if you see any of the above! #StaySafeOnline #Scam
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X is (not) gonna give it to ya.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
X users report login troubles as Dark Storm claims cyberattack
Thousands of users on X reported trouble logging into and posting on the platform as a hacker group called Dark Storm claimed a DDoS attack.
www.malwarebytes.com
March 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
X is (not) gonna give it to ya.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
"SIM swap fraud is one of the most devastating forms of financial fraud."
▪️ Secure your mobile acct
▪️ Use multi-factor authentication
▪️ Clean up social media profiles & eliminate personal info
▪️ Notify provider if you receive a message about your service being switched
www.fraud.com/post/sim-swa...
▪️ Secure your mobile acct
▪️ Use multi-factor authentication
▪️ Clean up social media profiles & eliminate personal info
▪️ Notify provider if you receive a message about your service being switched
www.fraud.com/post/sim-swa...
Fraud.com | End-to-end Fraud Prevention and Fraud Orchestration
We help enterprise to tackle fraud through one unified solution. We deliver end-to-end fraud prevention, fraud orchestration and operations management.
fraud.com
March 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
"SIM swap fraud is one of the most devastating forms of financial fraud."
▪️ Secure your mobile acct
▪️ Use multi-factor authentication
▪️ Clean up social media profiles & eliminate personal info
▪️ Notify provider if you receive a message about your service being switched
www.fraud.com/post/sim-swa...
▪️ Secure your mobile acct
▪️ Use multi-factor authentication
▪️ Clean up social media profiles & eliminate personal info
▪️ Notify provider if you receive a message about your service being switched
www.fraud.com/post/sim-swa...
UPDATE from Humberto Neyra, VP: Many of our clients who have their emails under Outlook/Exchange now report that their emails are working again! Interim Solution for your iPhone: Download the Outlook App, & add the account as Exchange or Outlook. This will work until service is restored.
March 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
UPDATE from Humberto Neyra, VP: Many of our clients who have their emails under Outlook/Exchange now report that their emails are working again! Interim Solution for your iPhone: Download the Outlook App, & add the account as Exchange or Outlook. This will work until service is restored.
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‼️ A new scam targeting Paypal users takes advantage of Paypal's no-code checkout to trick users into falling victim to a tech support scam.
Learn how to stay safe with our latest research.
Learn how to stay safe with our latest research.
PayPal's "no-code checkout" abused by scammers
Malicious Google ads are redirecting PayPal users looking for assistance to fraudulent pay links embedding scammers' phone numbers.
www.malwarebytes.com
March 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM
‼️ A new scam targeting Paypal users takes advantage of Paypal's no-code checkout to trick users into falling victim to a tech support scam.
Learn how to stay safe with our latest research.
Learn how to stay safe with our latest research.
⚠️ CLIENT ALERT: On Sat March 1, Microsoft began experiencing service outages for Exchange and Outlook email addresses. Our recommendation: Do not enter your password, as it may say "Wrong Password" or take you to another error page. Resetting the password will not work. Just sit tight!
March 3, 2025 at 11:22 PM
⚠️ CLIENT ALERT: On Sat March 1, Microsoft began experiencing service outages for Exchange and Outlook email addresses. Our recommendation: Do not enter your password, as it may say "Wrong Password" or take you to another error page. Resetting the password will not work. Just sit tight!