Author: Cylanda Watchtower

8 tips to avoiding unemployment-benefit scams  Hi guys, if you missed our first episode on how not to get scammed if you’ve been laid off by Covid-19, be sure…

Top 5 unemployment scams targeting those laid off by Covid-19  Hi guys, if you or someone you know of is one of the millions of Americans who have lost…

 Hey guys, how are you hanging in there with those stay at home, otherwise known as SIP or shelter in place orders? I’ve got 2 small dogs myself and…

 Godaddy has publicly confirmed that 28,000 hosting accounts have been compromised in a security breach. Although they’ve known about it since October of last year, the company only recently…

 Good morning there my friend. Unfortunately another major security flaw was found with iPhone and iPads that allows cybercriminals to take over your device without your knowledge and at…

 Hi guys, it should be no surprise that this time is being called the Golden Age for Cybercriminals. While the world holds its breath for news or updates of…

 Will these scammers ever stop? A new Coronavirus scam is targeting senior communities across the Midwest and in this most despicable version of the old-school “door knock” scam, two…

 Law enforcement has issued announcements warning the public of scammers trying to trick people into reserving a COVID-19 vaccine. The calls and text messages claim to be from the…

 No, the Red Cross is not selling Coronavirus home testing kits. In fact as of now, none exist. It’s despicable I know but the Dark Web is calling this…

 It’s despicable, but I heard this morning that the Dark Web is calling this the “golden age for scammers.” It’s no surprise – the world is on lock-down and…

 Hey there my friends. While much of the world is working from home, guess who else has been working remotely? Cyber criminals. It’s unfortunate, but in this fear-ridden climate,…

Good morning there my friends. Today marks day 1 of Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s emergency order today which requires Oahu residents to stay at home and work from home. It…

Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell issued an emergency order today which requires Oahu residents to stay at home and work from home. This will go into effect on Monday, March 23, at 4:30 p.m. and will…

Hi guys. According to Cloudflare, the company that monitors a sizeable portion of the traffic on the internet, March has seen an average of a 10% increase of online traffic…

Hi guys, doesn’t it feel like a lot of data breaches have happened over the past year? Some of the more memorable ones include The United Nations, Microsoft, Facebook, T-Mobile,…

Never a dull moment here at the Cylanda Watchtower. The criminals are still at it, this time trying to trick unsuspecting victims into opening an email that looks like it’s…

With the number of infections and death toll due to the Coronavirus rising by the day, the world is on edge. In fact, if you saw this morning’s headlines, Hawaii…

Beware of a new scam targeting your CPA or finance person. Scammers are using specialized accounting terminology against finance teams to obtain sensitive financial data with the intent of scamming…

Windows 7 is due reached End Of Life (EOL) today, January 24th 2020, but a large number of the world’s computers, most in corporate environments, are still running the nine-year-old…

The start of a new year calls for a celebration and a New Year’s Eve party can be an opportunity to showcase your creativity while making guests feel special. We’ve…