Alert for parents
Roblox parental alert, plus a warning about the extremist group "764" targeting and grooming children online. Ron points parents to the Fifth Estate episode and Chris Jansen's report.
Threats & Scams
What's going around right now.
Ron keeps an eye on the scams and vulnerabilities hitting Halton inboxes and computers. If something here looks familiar, call the shop before you click.
Alerts from Compu-Master
Scam warnings, in plain English
No tech talk — just what to watch for and what to do about it.
Phishing scams are on the rise
Be very cautious of any and all emails. A phishing scam is a bogus email that looks legit, but its goal is to get your email sign-in, banking sign-in or any other information that lets someone steal your finances, your identity, or impersonate you to your friends and family.
Facebook breach
A breach on September 30, 2023 leaked or stole Facebook passwords. Change your password to protect your account.
Live feed
Canadian Centre for Cyber Security advisories
The same government advisory feed Compu-Master has always published, updated automatically. Not sure whether one of these affects you? Ask Ron.
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Think you've been hit?
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