Thursday, November 24, 2011

Phishing Scams Identity Theft News - Thu Nov 24, 2011


Xbox Live Users Scammed in Phishing Attack
Sci-Tech Today
Bringing back memories of the Sony PlayStation hack that compromised thousands of gamer accounts, some British Microsoft Xbox Live users have been scammed in a phishing attack. Although Microsoft insists its network has not been hacked, the phishers ...
Protect yourself: Holidays are prime time for phishing scams
USA Today
Watch out for 'phishingscams this holiday season. Watch out for 'phishingscamsthis holiday season. So-called "phishing" plays on people's fears and expectations. Phishing always spikes with holiday shopping, celebrity scandals, weather disasters ...

USB warns consumers about phishing scams
Fort Scott Tribune
Phishing is a new twist on an old telemarketing scam but uses email. These criminals send emailsto millions of people hoping that even a few will give away valuable information. "Consumer education is a powerful weapon in the fight against phishing," ...
Scammers net Cowichan resident in 'phishingfraud
Canada.com
He noted this type of scam is known as "phishing" - a way of trying to get important personal information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity. "In this case, one can be assured that 'Microsoft ...
Xbox Live Scam: How Can People Be So Stupid?
ConceivablyTech
Phishing scams work on three principles: Greed, convincing you that the attacker can be trusted, and our tendency to have tunnel vision when we see something we want. Anyone can be tricked, my own Xbox live account was compromised after someone phished ...
Fresh Phishing E-mail Scam Aiming at US Citizens Detected
SPAMfighter News
Security officials in USA have warned that one fresh phishing e-mail campaign, while targeting unwitting users is presently circulating online. Wokv.com published this in news on November 16, 2011. Evidently, the Sheriff's Office at St. Johns County of ...
Your Guide to Black Friday Scams
The Atlantic Wire
With warnings against fraudulent classifieds and auctions, fake gift cards and an uptick in phishing attacks that can compromise your bank account, the FBI might as well call the annual list of holiday shopping scams. Following an explanation and ...

Microsoft Responds to XBOX CYBER FRAUD Story
Kotaku
As a result, we are currently: - Working closely with affected members who have been in touch with us to investigate and/or resolve any unauthorized changes to their accounts resulting from phishing scams. - Warning people against opening unsolicited ...

Xbox Live Attacked by 'Malicious Phishing Scams' , News from ...
GamePro News: Xbox Live Attacked by 'Malicious Phishing Scams'
GamePro.com

Web2 new results for phishing scams
Xbox Live Users Scammed in Phishing Attack - Yahoo! News
From Yahoo! News: Bringing back memories of the Sony PlayStation hack that compromised thousands of gamer accounts, some British Microsoft Xbox Live ...
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Xbox Users Target of Phishing Attack, but Xbox Live was not Hacked ...
The British tabloid does use the word "hack" on two occasions, but they do make it clear that it is aphishing scam – not a comprehensive PlayStation-style ...



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