Phishing

TACOMA, WA, May 08, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — IID (Internet Identity(R)), a provider of technology and services that helps organizations secure their Internet presence, today released its Q1 eCrime Report that revealed phishing attacks impersonating email service providers increased 333 percent from Q4 2011 to Q1 2012. IID attributes this spike to spammers needing …

In almost every way, the malicious Web page is indistinguishable from the bank account login screen on TD’s own site – complete with corporate logos and a password entry field. Except the site has nothing to do with the Canadian bank. Instead, a user who tries to log in will have unwittingly handed over their …

A 31-year-old US man from Atlanta, Georgia, admitted last week that he and his gang stole more than $1.3 million USD by phishing confidential account information from e-commerce sites, according to a release put out by New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman. Waya Nwaki, aka “Shawn Conley,” aka “usaprince12k,” pled guilty in Newark federal …

Anyone aware or involved in information security in this day and age, would be quick to agree that the threats linked with using the Internet have drastically changed since the early-, to mid-90’s, when the use of this media explosively impacted culture and commerce. Compared with today’s Internet traffic, early threats had little way of …

When a small plumbing company in Monroe, Louisiana, got an email yesterday from BBB saying they’d had a complaint filed against them, they took it seriously. After all, the company is a BBB Accredited Business and the owner serves on the board of directors of BBB of Northeast Louisiana. What they got, however, was much …

Phishing e-mails that pose as being sent from London, UK-based Santander Bank, presently circulating online, are aiming at the inboxes of people who are actually little wary of such scams, thus published softpedia.com dated April 30, 2012. Displaying a caption, “Santander Online Banking Notice,” the scam electronic mail addressing the recipient as ‘Valued Customer’ tells …

Computerworld – The United States Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) has issued a warning about an active “spear phishing” campaign targeting companies in the natural gas pipeline sector. In an advisory issued last week, ICS-CERT said it has received information about targeted attacks and intrusions into multiple organizations over the past several …

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Amazon.com is actively investigating a phishing scam that has recently been brought to our attention. Many people have reported getting emails with ‘Amazon.com Your Cancellation’ in the subject line. The emails appear to be from Amazon, but the company says they are not. If you get a similar email, especially if you …

SOUTHFIELD — The Better Business Bureau of Eastern Michgan warned against a new twist on a phishing email scam that attempts to use the BBB’s trusted name to get private information from small businesses and consumers. The campaign that started last week was the second biggest phishing scam in the country on Wednesday, according to …

Text messaging is the most common non-voice use of a mobile phone. There are trillions of text messages received around the world each day, and an increasing number of them are spam, or phishing attacks of some sort. A report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project claims that 73 percent of adults with …

(PRWEB) May 03, 2012 When a small plumbing company in Monroe, Louisiana, got an email yesterday from BBB saying they’d had a complaint filed against them, they took it seriously. After all, the company is a BBB Accredited Business and the owner serves on the board of directors of BBB of Northeast Louisiana. What they …

Scott Cosby is a friend I’ve known professionally through his work as VP of Products and Operations at Invincea. I recently watched a video which featured Scott demonstrating a typical Spear Phishing attack and how Invincea mitigates that challenge. Invincea cannot prevent attacks, in fact, it was produced with an understanding that crafty bad guys …

HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) – The Better Business Bureau is warning business owners to watch out for emails that claim new complaints have been filed against them. The BBB says it’s a phishing scam. A small plumbing company in Monroe, LA got an email from the BBB saying they’d had a complaint filed against them. The …

For more than four months, fraudulent emails have been going out that falsely appear to be coming from the Better Business bureau. A person who receives one of the emails is meant to be fooled into thinking a complaint has been filed against that person’s business, according to a Better Business Bureau statement. The emails …

Although phishing attacks were down worldwide in the second half of 2011, they were up significantly inside China and, as a result, a Chinese domain name replaced Paypal.com as the most commonly phished domain name. The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) recently published its 2011 Global Phishing Survey (PDF download), which says that phishing attacks “exploded” …

British defence contractors are being targeted by a sophisticated campaign that uses specifically tailored malicious emails to try to gain access to their systems, according to Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude. An information-sharing hub has revealed a campaign to break into defence contractors’ systems via a tailored malicious email campaign, according to Cabinet Office minister …

(Source: FBI) – NEWARK, NJ—Waya Nwaki today admitted his role in an Internet fraud ring that stole more than $1.3 million after “phishing” confidential account information from Internet users, New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Nwaki, a/k/a “Shawn Conley,” a/k/a “usaprince12k,” 31, of Atlanta, pleaded guilty to one count each of wire fraud …

(PRWEB) May 03, 2012 When a small plumbing company in Monroe, Louisiana, got an email yesterday from BBB saying they’d had a complaint filed against them, they took it seriously. After all, the company is a BBB Accredited Business and the owner serves on the board of directors of BBB of Northeast Louisiana. What they …

Banks in India regularly send their customers emails about phishing and vishing scams â?? how not to reveal your web identity and personal data and fall prey to fraudulent emails. But at the same time, they regularly peep into the bank accounts of its customers in the name of customer relationship. And the moment they …

When Gizmodo’s Alex Kidman asked if I had seen ‘this World of Warcraft ‘fishing’ thing’, I was so confused, but then I had a look at the email he had just been sent and it made perfect sense. Just a heads up — if you’ve been sent an email with the above image in it, …