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Editorial

People endangered by ransomware

Internet experts call it ransomware, a very particular type of virus that infects computers and restricts users’ access to their files or threatens the permanent destruction of their information unless a ransom — anywhere from hundreds to thousands of dollars — is paid. The virus ...

Advice on handling aggressive driving

Road rage apparently is contagious, according to AAA. Exposure to aggressive driving fuels more aggression behind the wheel, research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety showed. In a survey of licensed drivers, 96% admitted to at least one aggressive driving behavior in the past year, ...

Scams online seen here, elsewhere

They’re called catfishers and their smarmy online activity is known as catfishing. Nope, it has nothing to do with wetting a line in your favorite stream or brook. It does, however, have everything to do with gullible but well-meaning people being bilked out of their money. And according ...