by Ross Bentzler | Jul 21, 2023 | Financial
Cryptocurrencies often attract fraudsters The combined market value of all cryptocurrencies surpassed $1 trillion in 2022. That kind of money is a huge draw for scammers, who successfully liberate billions of dollars from crypto investors each year. Though many crypto...
by Alpine Bank Staff | Apr 20, 2023 | Financial
FBI focuses on cybercrimes that target small business The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is concerned with the amount of online and digital attacks targeting small and medium businesses in the United States, according to a recent report from CNBC.1 The report...
by Ross Bentzler | Apr 20, 2023 | Digital
Prevent cyberthieves’ access to your financial accounts One of the more insidious fraudulent activities perpetrated by cyberthieves on businesses are account takeover schemes, which are becoming increasingly difficult to detect and prosecute. How account takeover...
by Ross Bentzler | Mar 20, 2023 | Financial
What to watch for The rollout of the federal student loan debt relief plan has been held up by the courts, but that hasn’t stopped scammers who see it as an opportunity to liberate you from your money or identity. There are hundreds of billions of dollars involved in...
by Ross Bentzler | Jan 18, 2023 | Digital
What to look for and how to avoid them Social media is crawling with scammers because it’s easy for them to set up fake profiles and lure people with promises of riches, romance and great deals, only to scam them out of their money or identities. If you spend...
