Technology Advisor Blog

Though it may be the beginning of a new year, the holiday remnants are evident when it comes to relentless cybercriminal activity. During the holidays, you had to be extra vigilant in managing your finances, buying gifts for friends/family, monitoring any unauthorized transactions, maintaining subscriptions, ensuring purchases came from legitimate websites and gift cards that were not tampered with. It’s understandable to feel fatigued in attempts to avoid being a potential target for cyber criminals. As hackers become more proficient with using AI tools and understanding your fears to enhance their phishing campaigns, the Ekaru team is here to help spread awareness of their evolving tactics, to prevent you from becoming their next victim.

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If you frequently travel for work around the Massachusetts area (or even beyond), you may have noticed an alarming rise in text scams known as smishing pretending to be from E-ZPass. These fraudulent messages claim that you owe unpaid tolls from recent travel, and they often pressure you to make an immediate payment on unpaid toll bills. E-ZPass recently has issued a mass email warning of its customers. These scams are not just isolated to New England, they have spread as far as California, where their toll system is known as FastTrak.

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