Phishing

Prague, Czech Republic. – April 26, 2012 – (BUSINESS WIRE) – A new phishing survey released by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) at their conference here today 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 …

During her third week as a music industry business freshman at Loyola, Patricia Calzadilla opened an email that she thought was legitimate. She went to the website indicated in the email and filled out her name, address and phone number. Soon after, she started getting text messages from the phisher. The texts directed her to …

Photo by David Castillo Dominici I love my mother. She is so thoughtful and always wants to share fun, inspirational, and educational emails with me after she receives them from one of her friends. If someone in your life is constantly sending those forwarded emails with 100 people listed in the body of the email …

1:00 AM Phishing scam hits 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 executive …

The firm claims to have uncovered a scam in an underground forum involving a criminal selling pre-printed, counterfeit cheques linked to corporate bank accounts in the USA, UK and China. To obtain all the required data – name, address, bank account, routing code and cheque number – fraudsters typically need to get their hands on …

   ROSENBERG, TX (KTRK) — Officials in Rosenberg are warning residents not to be caught up in a phishing scam. Residents who receive water services from the city of Rosenberg have been receiving letters offering ‘water service line coverage.’ Officials say these offers are in no way affiliated with the city’s utility departments. Some of …

Bank customers who give over their account details to “phishers” despite bank warnings against online scams are liable for their own losses, a top German court ruled on Tuesday. Court: YouTube liable for copyright breaches (20 Apr 12) Cool cafés in customer download dilemma (3 Apr 12) Megaupload boss ‘records music album’ (2 Apr 12) …

An e-mail maybe reaching Yahoo users’ inboxes, posing as a message from the Yahoo organization, reported softpeda.com dated April 17, 2012. Actually, the e-mail is purely a fake crafted for capturing unwitting users’ login details. And while it isn’t the first time such a scam has targeted Yahoo customers, the Hoax Slayer online site informs …

The myriad threats to public, private and U.S. government networks is getting a ton of attention in Washington, D.C., this week as the House gets ready to debate yet another cybersecurity bill. At a hearing — “America is Under Cyber Attack: Why Urgent Action is Needed” — a number of security experts spoke about the …

On the heals of recent reports of YouTube being hacked due to a phishing scam which tricked users into entering their information into fake fields on decoy Google sites, a new rash of Facebook-related attacks has targeted the Syrian rebellion. The latest scams have also installed surveillance malware into computers of the activists targeted, including …

Trusteer recently uncovered a scam in an underground forum that shows how data obtained through phishing and malware attacks can be used to make one of the oldest forms of fraud – cheque forging – even harder to prevent. The scam involves a criminal selling pre-printed cheques linked to corporate bank accounts in the USA, …

Internet phishing scams are ever increasing and twice last week someone was after my credit card number and PIN, sending personalized emails with urgent messages, one to a work account and the other to a home account. “Scotia Online” (there is no such thing, though it is deliberately similar to Scotiabank) asked for an update …

Middle Tennessee businesses and residents are being warned about an e-mail phishing scam targeting ATT Wireless customers. The emails, purportedly from an “ATT Customer Care” address, tell recipients that their wireless bill is ready for viewing and encourages them to click on links to view it, pay it online and download a smartphone app to …

According to a warning by DFAS (Defense Finance and Accounting Service), one fresh phishing scam has been found hitting the inboxes of military service personnel both current and retired as well as civilian employees who are recipients of disability compensation. Gcn.com published this in news on April 16, 2012. Enticing recipients with promises about more …

Fake warning emails are currently targeting Bank of America customers and asking them to update their account. With “Bank of America Warning : Error Statement” in the subject line, the vaguely credible HTML email states that the targets’ “Bank of America account showed unusual activities this morning.” “What to do next? Sign in now to …

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A new phishing scam has local bank officials concerned for their customers. Erie residents have been receiving calls saying their debit card can’t be used for store purchases or at an automated teller machine due to fraud. They are given a number to call and provide their card’s number, security code and PIN number to …

When Shikha Uberoi ’13 checked her email last Friday morning, she found a message from an individual named “Brett Ashlock,” who said he was organizing an online social network for students called “Princeton Collaborative Networks.” “I clicked the link straight away,” she said. “I was really excited to connect with other students on campus.” However, …

New figures released by German email security provider eleven has found that phishing email has seen a “significant” increase in the first quarter of 2012, with continued growth of country-specific malware and phishing campaigns. Malware emails increased by 83.7% by the end of March and phishing email by a huge 169.9%, according to the eleven …

Bloomberg News Still not coming soon to China… The recent omission of China from Apple’s latest list of countries that can expect to get the new iPad has done more in China than leave the fanboys despondent. According to a report (in Chinese) from the China Internet Illegal Information Reporting Centre (CIIRC), a government-sponsored NGO, …