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The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is bewaring Canadian taxpayers to remain cautious of tax-themed phishing email that are outgoing in internet and targeting them. The e-mail resembles an official mail and mostly connects to a website looking the same as the legal business website, which might be a bank or a government department. Instances of …
I am afraid not. You have been a victim of what’s known as secondary phishing. The owner’s own email – outside the online agent’s website and control – has been hacked and compromised. HomeAway is simply an advertising portal and customer inquiries are directed to the property owner’s personal email address. The fraudster intercepts the …
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CHRISTIANSBURG, Va., March 22, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — StellarOne Bank, a subsidiary of StellarOne Corporation (NASDAQ: STEL), is excited to launch comprehensive identity theft protection. IdentitySecure®(1), a full-service identity theft protection program, is now available to all StellarOne clients. “Clients can register their credit/debit cards and Social Security number securely online. The information will then …
Published on Friday 23 March 2012 10:35 POLICE are warning Ballymena residents to be vigilant following a number of recent reports of a possible computer scam. It is understood that members of the public are being targeted by a virus which temporarily locks the user’s screen. A pop up then appears claiming the computer has …
Email Fraud Alert received from: Alan I recently received an email with this subject line: FIFA Trademark Infringement CaseID-009232 and I am concerned that it could be an attempt at defrauding me. Let me know in the comments section what you think, please. Now, this is why that I am not entirely sure about and …
Nagoya University and Fujitsu developed the first technology to analyze phone conversations to automatically detect situations in which one party might “over trust” the other party. Specifically, this is the kind of situation in which an individual may have a diminished capacity to objectively evaluate an explanation being given by the other party. By combining …
SAGINAW, MI (WNEM) – Some customers of a Saginaw credit union have received phony messages that are part of scam to obtain personal information. United Financial Credit Union, at 2510 Weiss St., was recently the target of a phishing attack. Officials at the credit union said phishing is the practice of sending an e-mail or …
It’s not just your bank account that is being threatened by phishing e-mails, now it’s your online shopping accounts too. Woking, UK. 22nd March 2012 – Banks used to be the sole target for phishing e-mails. They are still targeted but research by First Cyber Security, the internet security company, has shown that as more …
SingTel has cautioned subscribers of its SingNet service that fraudulent, phishing e-mails, presently circulating online, are targeting them, after informing the customers through a Facebook message dated March 13, 2012, according to sg.news.yahoo.com published during the 2nd-week of March 2012. It maybe mentioned that SingNet represents one of the subsidiary branches of the Internet Service …
Email Fraud Alert received from: ABSA I recently received an email with this subject line: Accounts Upgrade Notice which I believe to be an attempt at defrauding me. The full contents of the e-mail appear below: Dear Customer Attention! Your ABSA online account has been violated Someone with ip address 41.234.207.135 tried to access your …
(Source: A.G. Schneiderman) – ALBANY – After a rise in complaints related to Craigslist rental scams, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman issued a consumer alert today urging New Yorkers to protect themselves from fraud. The Attorney General’s regional offices statewide have received a spike in reports from New Yorkers who were victims or almost fell …
March 21, 2012 Updated Mar 21, 2012 at 11:35 AM EDT Albany, N.Y. (WBNG Binghamton) — After a rise in complaints related to Craigslist rental scams, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman issued a consumer alert Wednesday urging New Yorkers to protect themselves from fraud. According to a news release: The Attorney General’s regional offices statewide …
Nokia, a leader in mobile device market, has published an official communication for all its users spread across the world with a precautionary alert against a lottery scam turning viral in a short time, reported IBNLive on March 10, 2012. As per the information by Nokia, several users globally have been distributing their e-mail address …
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Police in Britain busted up a 14-person cybercrime gang accused of fleecing a single victim out of her $1.6 million life savings. Arrested in early morning raids last Thursday in London and the West Midlands, the 12 men and two women were detained for their alleged part in the scheme, which involved sending rigged emails, …
NEW YORK CHANTILLY, Va.–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–Intrepidus Group, a leading provider of information security consulting services, today announced the successful spin-off of PhishMe, Inc., a leading provider of anti-phishing training. The culmination of over 10 years of social engineering assessments, Intrepidus Group launched PhishMe in 2008 and during the incubation period helped PhishMe establish itself …
Remember how yesterday I closed the program by suggesting that this year we will see increased governmental and corporate activity aimed against pirates, hackers and even common online hooligans with aims of making the internet more orderly so to say? Well, turns out that Russian law enforcements have just made a huge bust. The Ministry …
Associated Press If you received a text message that you’ve won a $1,000 Walmart gift card, the big box retailer says it just isn’t so. The texts aren’t from Walmart – and the real prize may be identity theft. As more people switch to smart phones, scammers are adapting, too. The use of phone-based technology …