If you’ve paid any attention to the news this past week, you’d have heard that dozens of celebrities’ iCloud accounts were hacked into. Hundreds of personal photos were then shared over the internet to a swarm of viewers, in a clear violation of privacy. You may be wondering how this could have happened. Well, unfortunately, fairly easily. Continue reading “iCloud Hack”
Category: Security
Beware of Fake Windows Tech Support
Hey nerds! A lot of you may have received calls from “Windows tech support,” “Dell tech support” or something similar. Don’t let them dupe you! These are fraudster calls from scamming companies trying to take your money by giving you worthless software, or even sometimes software that’s infected with Trojan viruses. Continue reading “Beware of Fake Windows Tech Support”
How to Protect Your Kids Online
The Internet: It’s fun, full of information, and ensures that parents are constantly living in fear. Remember the good old days when you sat on the carpet in front of the TV and your parents didn’t have to worry about it filling your head with adult thoughts? Today, children have access to the entire world via the internet. At home, at school, even on phones. So how do you protect your little ones from the dark arts? Continue reading “How to Protect Your Kids Online”
Signs You’ve Been Hacked
To start this off, it’s important to note that if you do discover any of the following signs, you should contact Nerd Crossing immediately. Being hacked is serious business and it could cost you big time. Your computer could break, costing you all your files. Your bank account could be wiped out. Your personal information could be sold online. We’ve discussed how to protect yourself from malware and viruses (link), but here is how you can actually tell if your computer has been hijacked. Continue reading “Signs You’ve Been Hacked”
Have a Nerdy Summer!
Summer is finally here. Cowabunga! The warm sun, the soft sand, all the ice cream you want (it’s hot out, OKAY??), and… no school!
With all that free time, why not take in your computer in for a virus removal and PC tune-up? We’ll wipe away all that nasty malware so your computer is as clear as the summer sky.
And remember, malware and spyware can lead to identity theft, so it’s very important to let the Nerds take care of this! Let us remove your viruses so you can spend your money, worry-free, on all the ice cream you want! 🙂
How to protect from malware
Chances are, you have been a victim of a virus or malware. Whether it was on your computer to gather banking information, view personal files or spam others’ emails, most people have been exposed to some sort of malicious virus, spyware, rootkit, etc.