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The Department of Justice recently charged nine people with being part of a criminal enterprise known as “The Community” that hijacked mobile phone numbers to steal money and cryptocurrency. The sophisticated hackers used a technique called SIM swapping to target the bank accounts and online cryptocurrency wallets of their victims. Among the criminal gang were …
Andrea L. was taking a shower at her home in Pleasanton, California when she heard a loud banging noise and her dogs barking. Andrea jumped out of the shower, grabbed a towel and ran downstairs to see what the commotion was. According to Andrea, “I didn’t know what it was. Half the house was shaking.” …
In this week’s mailbag we cover… Where law enforcement officers train to shoot… Whether or not to stay put during an emergency… How to protect yourself against pickpocketing… Tackling gas masks when you wear glasses… How people are making calls from dummy numbers… And how to protect your home during a forced evacuation. Let’s dive …
Benjamin F. Wilson was a soldier in the United States Army. Born on June 2, 1921 in Vashon, Washington, Wilson enlisted in the Army in the summer of 1940 and was stationed at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. When the war was over, Wilson resigned his commission and went home. However, …
In this week’s Must-Read articles we cover… Making a survival cache and what you want in it… Harvesting rainwater for longhaul… The newly updated rule of threes… Why beginner firearm training is necessary… And what you should be disinfecting that you are not. Let’s dive in… How to Make a Survival Cache and What to …
Any cyber security expert will tell you that one of the biggest cyber threats we face in 2020 will be hackers targeting inadequate passwords. Far too many people still use passwords that can be easily guessed by sophisticated hackers. In 2019, over 8.5 billion online accounts were compromised, with over 5,000 individual data hacks. The …
In this week’s mailbag we cover… The lifetime of Curad antiviral face masks… Whether a shotgun or rifle is best for home defense… My thoughts on having a machete in my survival gear… The risks of concealed carry when it’s not legal… How to decide what gun to use when starting out… And the best …
These days, many homeowners have some type of security camera, most commonly the inexpensive doorbell security cameras that you can get for about $100. The good thing about these types of cameras is that they can be motion activated, so they start recording well before someone knocks on your front door. For example, a Texas …
In this week’s Must-Read articles we cover… Maintaining body temperature during extreme conditions… What you need to know about the recent earthquakes in the U.S… The best survival dogs to defend you… Reasons to keep a firearm close while camping… And why you need to train your children for hard situations. Let’s dive in… How …
We’ve all had skin injuries and wounds at one time or another, either as children, but probably as adults as well – ranging from paper cuts to diabetic foot ulcers. What are we supposed to do for our skin injuries and wounds? Have mom kiss them and make them better? Soak them in turpentine? Heat …