Archive for the ‘Phishing Scams’ Category
Credit card fraud still common
Monday, July 11th, 2011Credit card fraud is one of the most common types of identity theft, and consumers must take precautions to protect themselves. But precautions aren't enough – consumers must also understand credit card fraud and the ways in which it occurs in order to effectively prevent themselves from being victimized. One common ...
Twitter resets accounts after offsite phishing
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010Twitter is once again in the midst of a giant phishing attempt by an offsite entity. This morning, thousands of Twitter account holder were issued emails from Twitter saying that their account passwords had been reset. The email reads: Due to concern that your account may have been compromised in ...
New Phishing email scam relies on H1N1 flu worries
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009A new phishing email is making the rounds. The email appears to be a message sent to you from the CDC (Center for Disease Control) and asks you to fill out your "personal H1N1 vaccinating profile." When you click on the link it takes you to an official looking ...
Feds bust up identity theft ring in the U.S. and Egypt
Friday, October 9th, 2009One hundred Egyptians and Americans were indicted Wednesday in what federal agents are calling one of the largest cybercrime cases ever. Fifty-three of those charged are living in the United States while the remaining hail from Egypt. In a speech on Wednesday, FBI Director Robert Mueller said that fifty ...
Bad News for Hotmail Account Holders – 10,000 Accounts Breached
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009The world's most popular email service had a massive security breach last week. Over 10,000 accounts from the Hotmail, MSN and Live email systems -- all run by Microsoft -- were posted publicly online, including passwords. If you use an email ending in @hotmail.com, @msn.com or @live.com please go and ...
ID Theft Scammers Mimicking IRS and Other Agencies
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009As if keeping an eye out for the taxman wasn't bad enough, now scammers are mimicking the IRS and other government agencies to trick you into giving away your personal information. The IRS recently released new reminders to consumers regarding a variety of scams currently being perpetuated -- most using ...
Facebook Steps Up Defense Against ID Theft and Hacked Accounts
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009Social media sites have become the hunting grounds for identity thieves and Facebook, with over 250 million users, is the largest target for most cyber criminals. As most users know Facebook has recently been hit with constant phishing attempts and worms designed to steal user's passwords. They range from official ...
Happy Father’s Day to My Two Dads
Friday, June 19th, 2009With Father's Day this weekend chances are you've already thought up and bought your father his gift. If your dad is anything like mine, that's an extremely hard process. Fathers are notoriously hard to buy for, so how much more difficult would it be to buy for two, or three ...
Is Your Identity being Phished For? Be the One that Got Away
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009Phishing has recently become a very popular sport on the internet. Although unlike regular anglers who spend their time trying to catch the next big fish, these finaglers are phishing for your credit card, identity information and other personal information. And they're getting scary good at it. Every day these people ...
Mobile Identity Theft and Life Lock
Friday, November 7th, 2008How often do you send personal information over a text message? Some companies have begun to send out informative text messages to their customers through a messaging system. How does the customer know that the information in the text message is actually coming from the company and not from ...
Sophisticated Phishing Scams
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008One of the most primitive methods identity thieves use to get personal information is to trick their victims into just giving it to them. Most phishing scams are fairly transparent, and can easily be seen through by discerning targets. For example, an African prince once offered me 15 million dollars ...
Internet criminals use “gaping security hole” to easily commit identity theft and fraud
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008Government investigators, academic researchers and heads of large corporations are gathering this week to learn more about a fundamental flaw in the internet. The glitch allows identity thieves and hackers to remain invisible while redirecting internet users to “evil twin” sites.
Global Crime Ring
Thursday, June 12th, 2008Earlier this month 38 individuals were charged with stealing credit card info, SSN, and other personal identifiable information from internet users. The Romanian based phishing ring sent out fraudulent emails. The emails appeared to be from legitimate banks directing people to fake websites that then requested ...
