Category Archives: Senior Citizens

Wednesday Newsbytes: Elderly Victim Warns About Tech Support Scams; Windows April Patch Tuesday Fixes 149 Flaws; Copilot May Be the New Clippy; Windows 11 and Edge See Decreased User Share… and more

Wednesday Newsbytes - Cloudeight InfoAve

Wednesday Newsbytes: Elderly Victim Warns About Tech Support Scams; Windows April Patch Tuesday Fixes 149 Flaws; Copilot May Be the New Clippy; Windows 11 and Edge See Decreased User Share… and more Every day we scan the tech world for interesting news in the world of technology and sometimes from outside the world of technology. Every… Read More »

How to Avoid a Tech Support Scam (Video)

How to Avoid a Tech Support Scam (Video) They say a picture says a thousand words. If that’s true then a video says a million words. And we’ve got a video of a tech support scam victim telling you exactly how he was scammed. And, it’s true, we have written many articles warning about tech support scams.… Read More »

Scammers Keep On Exploiting Senior Citizens

Scammers Keep On Exploiting Senior Citizens We’ve been doing computer repair work since 2011. In the past 13 years, we have worked on thousands of computers and we’ve seen and heard just about everything. All too frequently we’ve seen computer repair services ripping off senior citizens. Far too often we have learned of people paying hundreds… Read More »

A Guide to Avoiding the Most Popular Holiday Scams: We Want You to Be Safe!

Beware of Holiday Scams, Cloudeight InfoAve

A Guide to Avoiding the Most Popular Holiday Scams: We Want You to Be Safe! As Christmas gets closer, scammers get more active. Just in the past week, we received several emails from people who were scammed and asked us for help cleaning up the bad guys’ leftovers. The others fell for other kinds of scams. Those… Read More »

Wednesday Newsbytes: Update Chrome Now; FBI & IRS Issue Scam Warnings; Elderly Targeted by Phanton Hackers; If Your Password’s on This List – Change it… and more!

Wednesday Newsbytes: Update Chrome Now; FBI & IRS Issue Scam Warnings; Elderly Targeted by Phanton Hackers; If Your Password’s on This List – Change it… and more! Wishing you and your family a very happy Holiday Season! Every day we scan the tech world for interesting news in the world of technology and sometimes from outside… Read More »

Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly – Issue #1022 – Now Available Online

Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly – Issue #1022 – Now Available Online Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly, Issue #1022, was sent to all subscribers on Friday, May 12, 2023, at 6:45 AM, U.S. Eastern daylight time. If you didn’t receive our latest newsletter, it’s because your ISP didn’t deliver it… or it’s in your spam folder. If you are having… Read More »