Webroot

MARCH 3, 2025

March is a time for leprechauns and four-leaf clovers, and as luck would have it, its also a time to learn how to protect your private data from cybercrime. Each year, the first week of March (March 2-8) is recognized as National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW).

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Consumer Protection Identity Theft Scams Social Engineering 87

Adam Levin

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Here are 12 New Year Resolutions for a safer and more secure digital you in 2021: Think before you click that email link: 2020 was a record-breaking year for ransomware, malware, and phishing , and many, if not most of these attacks were launched with the click on a link in an email. That’s always the case when it comes to cybersecurity.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Credit cards come with consumer protections that limit your liability if your card information is stolen. Public Wi-Fi networks are not secure and can expose you to malware and hackers. If you’re using a traditional credit card, sign up for transaction alerts. You are using a credit card, yes? Bottom line.

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Scams Banking Retail Consumer Protection 239

Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Rightly so; it’s a huge target for scammers and malware authors. INVESTIGATE any gaming-related purchases before handing over money, such as checking whether the website is blacklisted on [link] and only making card payments that offer greater consumer protections. Gaming security is getting a lot of attention at the moment.

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Accountability Banking Scams Password Management 110

Malwarebytes

MARCH 16, 2022

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that it took action against online customized merchandise platform CafePress over allegations that it failed to secure consumers’ sensitive personal data and covered up a major breach. CafePress is a popular online custom T-shirt and merchandise retailer. Lessons for web shops.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

The CCPA aims to enhance privacy rights and consumer protection for California residents or any other organization that does business with California. Given the focus on protecting consumer privacy, the CCPA regulations will inevitably set the bar for an increase in cybersecurity policies.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

A malware scanner and, given a sensitive enough target, a source code analysis tool are also recommended to find malware on your site and review your site code for possible vulnerabilities. For end users and consumers, protection against data breaches is difficult as we all now trust others to be good stewards of our personal details.

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