Tonight's news is telling about "ransom ware" and you will want to do other searches on your most-trusted websites: http://www.nbcnews.com/search/ransomware
Half of American Adults Have Been Hacked
Yes, there's more about hacking! Jim Hamm alerts us, "I just read the following article wherein it is estimated half of all American adults were hacked this year! Hacking for ransomware or credit card or other personal information has become big business, it seems. Why is this so? The article succinctly puts it as follows: '...we're increasingly moving our lives online'...
"I think this will be a fact of life for everyone who shops on or uses the internet." See the short article and a 2 minute video here.
Ransomware Attack: What To Do
" Here is another article discussing what to do if your iPhone or iPad is hacked for ransomware." And, of course, Jim Hamm immediately gets our attention. "Unfortunately, hacks such as this are becoming more frequent as the following quote from the article mentions:
'Database breaches are becoming far too common, with eBay, Adobe, Yahoo, and Target all falling victim in recent months.'
Jim's advice is, "It seems the best thing to do to prevent this is to switch to a two-step verification process on your device.....