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BazarCaller Scam Lures Targets into Uploading Malware on Their Own Terms

BazarCaller Scam Lures Targets into Uploading Malware on Their Own Terms

BazarLoader is vicious malware that, once uploaded, can run other programs on an infected computer covertly, disguising them as normal apps like Notepad. BazarLoader can even clean up after itself, removing itself from the disk and making a swift exit. Now, crooks are...

Fourth Amendment Under Fire in Beverly Hills

Fourth Amendment Under Fire in Beverly Hills

The FBI and DEA have found themselves on murky Constitutional ground. On Wednesday, April 7th, the agencies raided U.S. Private Vaults in Beverly Hills, seizing the anonymous boxes of their hundreds of customers. U.S. Private Vaults has been indicted on conspiracy to...

Public Records Access Victory for Florida!

Public Records Access Victory for Florida!

In 2018, two Florida journalists tried to obtain legal filings that had been filed that day in 19 county courthouses across the state. Only 25% of the courthouses they visited could. It could take up to two weeks for journalists to access these public records. Vital...

Public Records Access Could Become Another 2020 Casualty

Public Records Access Could Become Another 2020 Casualty

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about a lot of unintended and unexpected side effects. One of these side effects is restriction of access to public records across the country. Surprisingly, Florida has been hit the hardest. Remember Florida Man? He exists because...

Ghost Preparers: the 2021 Tax Scam of the Season

Ghost Preparers: the 2021 Tax Scam of the Season

Every year, taxpayers are targeted by crooks looking to snatch their identities, financial information, and tax returns. This year, crooks posing as tax preparers promising high returns are ready to file fraudulent tax returns in your name, pocket your money, and...

Lost Pet Scams – the OTHER Love Scam

Lost Pet Scams – the OTHER Love Scam

Anyone who has an animal companion they love knows how horrifying the thought of losing them is, and anyone who has ever had a pet wander off knows the feeling of anxiously wanting them home safe. Scammers know this too. Hundreds of thousands of dollars are lost every...

Identify Fraud Victims Used for Love Scam Bait!

Identify Fraud Victims Used for Love Scam Bait!

Around one third of all adults in the United States have experienced identity theft. That’s when personal identifying or financial data is stolen. Identity fraud - which affected around one in every 15 people in the United States in 2019 - is when this stolen data is...

Private Investigator Tips to Prevent Research Tunnel Vision

Private Investigator Tips to Prevent Research Tunnel Vision

We’ve known for years that if you are not the customer, then you are the product. This is alarmingly true with social media platforms and mainstream search engines. The product is YOUR attention that is sold to advertisers. These advertisers are sold certainty that...

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