Phishing

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, …

This is a consumer advice column written by the Better Business Bureau of Northern Indiana. It appears Thursdays in Business. Internet thieves are finding more imaginative and sophisticated ways to trick consumers into giving up banking and other personal information, using everything from fake airline reservation notices to phony FBI emails. It is more important …

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<!– –> Tweet – A A A + <!– –> St. Louis (KSDK) — Internet thieves are finding new ways to trick consumers everyday.  Thieves use a practice known as phishing to get consumers to hand over their banking and other personal information. The Consumer Fraud Task Force recommends being very careful before you even …

A German court ruled earlier this week that victims of phishing scams, and not banks, are responsible for money lost in online scams. The German Federal Court of Justice in the town of Karlsruhe made the ruling on Tuesday, according to English language German newspaper The Local, which called the ruling a landmark judgment. The case …

It’s hard to find someone who hasn’t been a victim of identity theft. In the computer age – e-mail phishing scams are a becoming a big problem.  Our Legal Expert Robin Sax talked to the U-S Attorney for the Central District of California- Andre Birotte Junior — who says – first of all – watch …

Customers of Santander, one of the largest banking groups in the world, are currently being targeted with a phishing email masquerading as a bogus notification of a scheduled software upgrade: Subject: Santander Online Banking Notice Dear Valued Customer, Santander Online Banking technical services department is carrying out a scheduled software upgrade to improve the quality …

OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – April 27, 2012) – The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) warns all Canadians to beware of telephone calls, mail, or email that claim to be from the CRA but are not. These are phishing scams that could result in identity thefts. Email scams may also contain embedded malware, or malicious software, that can …

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) warns all Canadians to beware of telephone calls, mail, or email that claim to be from the CRA but are not. These are phishing scams that could result in identity thefts. Email scams may also contain embedded malware, or malicious software, that can harm your computer and put your personal …

PRAGUE–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–A new phishing survey released by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) at their conference this week reveals that in the second half of 2011, China’s Taobao.com became the world’s most frequently phished brand target, exceeding the previously most-victimized brand, PayPal. “This is a clear example of phishers gravitating towards services they can …

A new phishing survey released by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) reveals that in the second half of 2011, China’s Taobao.com became the world’s most frequently phished brand target, exceeding the previously most-victimized brand, PayPal. Taobao.com is one of China’s largest e-commerce sites, specializing in business-to-consumer and consumer-to-consumer transactions, similar to eBay and Amazon. For …

April 26 Phishing scam hits Maine credit union customers OAKLAND — Cellphone users reported receiving an automated message Tuesday telling them their Maine State Credit Union-issued debit card had been frozen and they should call back and enter their 16-digit personal identification number to solve the problem. Normand Dubreuil, the credit union’s president and chief …

             April 27,2012 The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) warns all Canadians to beware of telephone calls, mail, or email that claim to be from the CRA but are not. These are phishing scams that could result in identity thefts. Email scams may also contain embedded malware, or malicious software, that can …

Accountholders with Bank of America are being urged for being vigilant nowadays of one fresh phishing e-mail, published softpedia.com dated April 23, 2012. Displaying a header, “Bank of America Warning: Error Statement,” recipients of the fake electronic mail are advised for conducting one “routine account update.” There’s also a web-link embedded on the e-mail that …

Yesterday at 12:00 AM Phishing scam hits credit union OAKLAND — Cellphone users reported receiving an automated message Tuesday telling them their Maine State Credit Union-issued debit card had been frozen and they should call back and enter their 16-digit personal identification number to solve the problem. Normand Dubreuil, the credit union’s president and chief …

KOCHI: The third accused in the phishing case, in which a doctor of the Lakeshore Hospital lost Rs 13.4 lakh from his bank account, was arrested from Hyderabad. According to the police, Atta Ur Rahman, 32, of Alhasanath Colony, Hyderabad, surrendered before the investigation team two days ago. He was brought to Kochi on Thursday. …

OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Apr 27, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) warns all Canadians to beware of telephone calls, mail, or email that claim to be from the CRA but are not. These are phishing scams that could result in identity thefts. Email scams may also contain embedded malware, or malicious software, …

PRAGUE, Apr 27, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — A new phishing survey released by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) at their conference this week reveals that in the second half of 2011, China’s Taobao.com became the world’s most frequently phished brand target, exceeding the previously most-victimized brand, PayPal. Taobao.com is one of China’s largest e-commerce sites, …