October is National CyberSecurity Awareness month, so we're focusing on a different aspect of cybersecurity each week (unfortunately there are many, MANY topics to cover). Today we're spotlighting a particularly invasive type of fraud: Corporate account takeover. Keep reading for great information from our trusted partners at the American Bankers Association on how you can remain #CyberAware.
Within the last month the Internal Revenue Service has been inundated with reports from terrified taxpayers who have received notices that their taxes were underpaid.
While the form (number CP2000, specifically) is used legitimately by the IRS for this purpose, the version consumers and businesses have been reporting is definitely not.
OK, so we all know that there is no Nigerian prince who wants to give us the $1,000,000 we've inherited if we will just provide our bank account information and send him a cashier's check for $2000...right? If not, read this: THERE IS NO NIGERIAN PRINCE who is going to give you $1,000,000. Really. It's a scam. Don't fall for it, and for goodness' sake please don't send him your banking information or a check.
It didn't take long to realize that we had an issue that needed immediate attention.
Speaking for those of us who have lived in north Alabama for most or all of our lives, I think that sometimes we may take for granted the incredible treasures that make our area a destination for visitors.
Astronaut, actor, athlete. These are some of today's ten most common childhood "dream jobs." (Sign of the times: when I was growing up my friends and I imagined ourselves becoming nurses, teachers, and firefighters. Sigh.) Although it's admittedly hard to determine at age six what we'll be doing with our lives twenty years later, some people actually do end up in the profession they aspired to during childhood--a surprising 30 percent, in fact, per a recent Linked In study.
Does the word "ransom" conjure up images of sketchy notes made up of random letters cut from newspapers? In the movies, criminals often send these handcrafted messages to demand a large sum of money in exchange for the safe return of something--or someone--valuable to the note recipient.
Today's real-world criminals are much more sophisticated.
It's finally (or should that be "already?") time to get back to school. And if you're a college student, this also means adjusting to a changing schedule, a new curriculum, and hopefully, a new budget. Here are some quick common-sense ideas to help college students keep a 4.0 in the subject of personal finances.
You can't escape it. No matter where you go--shops, office buildings, universities, even churches and cemeteries--you'll run into (sometimes literally run into) zombie-like humans wandering aimlessly and staring at their mobile phones. They're not reading texts or deeply engrossed in the weather radar.
I'd be willing to bet you a Pikachu or a super-rare Mewtwo that they're playing Pokemon Go.
Sunscreen? Check.
Plane tickets? Check.
Call the bank? Wait...what?
