Phishing

With the tax deadline fast approaching, many people are scrambling to get their paperwork in before the window closes and receive that check in the mail. But there are those out there who want to scam these long-awaited refunds from members of the public, and tax experts are trying to make the public aware that …

Nearly 1.5 million credit card accounts may be at risk for fraud following a security breach at payment processor Global Payments. This may prompt a wave of phishing email and phone scams, as criminals try to hit you in a weak moment when you’re wondering if your accounts were compromised. Hopefully you’ve heard about the …

This week Google Inc. announced the completion of its work on a free Web archive on legendry anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela. Now just a click away is an online multimedia treasure trove of photographs, manuscripts (notes he scribbled on his desk calendar, diary entries from 27 years in prison and letters he wrote to his …

The Websense Threat Report for 2012 published lately reveals that USA is still the global leader in malware hosting as well as malware connections, part of one neat planned strategy that cyber-criminals actively adopt. The reason, according to the firm specializing in web-security, involves the improbable blockage of any America-based domain owing to its deleterious …

Manama: A Bahrain-based Pakistani diplomat had the shock of his life when he was bombarded with calls from ministries, embassies, diplomats, family members and friends after they received an email claiming he was injured in an accident in Edinburgh, Scotland, and needed funds for urgent treatment. Deputy Head of Mission Aurangzeb said that the email …

E-mail this page Print this page Larger type Smaller type By John North, Contributing Writer 11:00 AM Saturday, April 7, 2012 Within the past 15 years, the words phishing and spoofing have entered our vocabulary. When we say phishing, some may think of the sport of fishing, but that’s not what it is. You also …

The rental villa on the French Riviera that Sonia Guillaume found online looked picture-perfect. It featured an impeccably manicured garden, spacious living areas, a pool and stunning views of the medieval village of St. Paul de Vence. And there was the price: 10 percent off the weekly 1,700-euro rate in August, a time when pretty …

With taxes due April 17, most of us procrastinators will be spending the next week or so getting the necessary paperwork in order to file. But tax season also is scam season for scam artists looking to get at your personal information. Clinton Raines, owner/agent of the State Farm insuance agency in East Atlanta, offers …

Security firm Sophos has taken its partner portal offline and will reset every user’s password after it found signs of a potential security breach on the server hosting it. “Two unauthorized programs were found on the server, and our preliminary investigations indicate that these were designed to allow unauthorized remote access to information,” Sophos said …

In yet another indication of cybercriminals operating more like a business, researchers have discovered a major phishing campaign that relied on Web analytics to hone its attack against a bank. Researchers at RSA, the security division of EMC, say a phisher targeting a specific bank in South America used a free Web analytics tool to …

The rental villa on the French Riviera that Sonia Guillaume found online looked picture-perfect. It featured a manicured garden, spacious living areas, a pool, and stunning views. And there was the price: 10 percent off the weekly $2,250 rate in August, when pretty much all of France is on vacation. Guillaume contacted the owner through …

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The Council of Better Business Bureaus (CBBB) issued the following statement today: “For the past 4+ months, BBB has been the victim of a massive phishing scam that uses our name and logo to fool people into thinking the email is from BBB concerning a complaint against their business. Although they appear to be coming …

BBB Warns Consumers and Businesses About Phishing Scam April 3, 2012 Updated Apr 3, 2012 at 6:26 PM EDT (BBB news release) The Council of Better Business Bureaus issued the following statement Tuesday: “For the past 4+ months, BBB has been the victim of a massive phishing scam that uses our name and logo to …

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by Mike Colónmcolon@cbs4qc.com The Better Business Bureau is warning that e-mails from “US Airways” are actually a scam.  It’s called “Phishing”, a scam where you receive unsolicited e-mails from what appears to be a real business. Recently numerous e-mails from “US Airways” have been appearing in inboxes across the country.  The phony e-mails contain an …

The rental villa on the French Riviera that Sonia Guillaume found online looked picture-perfect. It featured an impeccably manicured garden, spacious living areas, a pool and stunning views of the medieval village of Saint-Paul-de-Vence. And there was the price: 10 percent off the weekly 1,700-euro rate in August, a time when pretty much all of …

UITS suggests that students check links, URLs in messages With the UA’s phonebook open to the public on the university’s website, it’s easy for spammers and hackers to find thousands of emails in just a few keystrokes. But UITS has provided techniques that may help students avoid a potential hacking. A seemingly legitimate spam email …