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  • iOS 11 Upgrade — new features for iPhone and iPad

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    Starting today (September 19, 2017), the iOS 11 upgrade for iPhone and iPad will be available on your Apple devices. There’s lots of coverage of this release. Here’s one (Macworld) article reviewing the changes and new features: “iOS 11 review: Apple’s most ambitious and impressive upgrade in years.” If you’re an iPad user, download iOS 11 immediately. It’s a huge update that makes major improvements…

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  • Caller ID spoofing — electric company warning

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    I’ve written about this before: whether it’s at your front door or on your phone or on your computer, scammers use the same tricks. In this case, spoofing their identity. Southern California Edison send out this email notice last week. *** Subject: Important message from SCE: Beware of caller ID spoofing That ‘Southern California Edison’ phone call may not be legitimate. For your security, never give…

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  • Windows 10 Creators Update

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    So, congrats if your PC is running Windows 10. Whether you are interested or not in Windows 10 releases, ready or not, here comes the next edition: Windows 10 Creators Update, which will start rolling out (over a period of weeks or months) to the general public on April 11. Most of us will see this release as part of the normal Windows Update process, just like…

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  • AOL accounts spoofed / hacked

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    A client called me about her computer being hacked. Turns out that only her AOL account probably was hacked. People in her address book were getting odd email messages supposedly from her. Her PC was okay otherwise. She’s one of many experiencing the problem. PC World noted the situation in their article “You’ve got spam mail: Slew of AOL email accounts fall prey to spoofing…

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  • AARP Fraud Watch Network

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    As noted in the latest VIPRE Security News, AARP created a Fraud Watch Network site: an interactive, national campaign to fight fraud and identity theft and give Americans access to information about how to protect themselves and their families. The new site’s mission is: Fight Back Against Scams in Your State AARP’s Fraud Watch Network links you with experts, law enforcement and people like you…

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