identity theft
How Email Spoofing Works and Why the ‘From’ Name Can Lie to You
You get an email from your bank, your boss, or your own email address, warning about something urgent. The name in the “From” field looks right. Then something feels a little off, maybe the request is strange, maybe the timing doesn’t add up. That gut check is worth trusting, because the name on an email […]
How Scammers Use Fake Package Delivery Texts, and Why They Still Work
You weren’t expecting a package, but the text looks routine enough: a delivery attempt failed, a small fee is due, click here to reschedule. Maybe you did order something recently and can’t remember what. So you tap the link. That half-second of doubt is the entire scam. Fake delivery texts, often called smishing (phishing over […]
Job Scam Alerts as Students Look for Part-Time Work This Fall
A student sees a job posting that pays well above minimum wage for a few hours of “administrative support” a week, no experience needed, start immediately. It sounds like the kind of job every student wishes existed. Sometimes it’s real. This fall, a lot of the time, it isn’t. As classes start back up and […]
A Plain-Language Guide to Data Breach Notifications: What to Do When You Get One
An email shows up with a subject line like “Important Security Notice” and your stomach drops a little. You open it and find out a company you’ve done business with, maybe a retailer, a healthcare portal, or an app you barely remember signing up for, just told you your information was involved in a breach. […]
Ransomware and School Networks: What Families Should Know if a District Gets Hit
An email goes out from the district office late at night. Classes are cancelled, or the online gradebook won’t load, or the school’s phone lines are down and nobody can say why. A day or two later, the word “ransomware” shows up in a local news headline. If you’re a parent reading that headline, the […]