Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
Most people have heard about phishing, the practice of using fraudulent e-mails to gain access to personal information for the purpose of identity theft. But like anything else in life, occasional updates are needed. Spear phishing is just such an update.
The term phishing comes from the way criminals "cast" ...
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Thursday, August 5th, 2010
The FBI, the Federal Trade Commission and Earthlink have jointly issued a warning regarding the growing number of Internet thieves using "phishing" and "spoofing" to steal your identity.
In an FBI press release, investigators wrote that bogus e-mails that attempt to trick customers into giving out personal information are the hottest ...
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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
Twitter 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 ...
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Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
A 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 ...
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Friday, October 9th, 2009
One 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 ...
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Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
The 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 ...
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Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
As 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 ...
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Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009
Social 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 ...
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Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
Phishing 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 ...
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