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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, …
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 …