Phishing Scams Identity Theft News - Fri Dec 30, 2011

Phishing scam targets Apple users WAFF A new phishing scam has been circulating through emails, targeting Apple users to update their personal billing information. Security firms say this is a well crafted scam attempting to fool customers for their info. Online security experts say the ...

Agent Hooked by Phishing Scam Shares Lessons Learned Travel Market Report This all-too familiar phishing scam recently befell Linda Koch, CTC, owner of Travel Office, a TRAVELSAVERS agency in Canterbury, NH The experience gave Koch both aggravation and a valuable lesson in making passwords secure. ...

CCSO alerts community to phishing scams Wink News This is called phishing, and it is an attempt to steal money from consumer accounts. Financial institutions will never ask for personal information over the phone or via text or email. This includes PIN, passwords, credit card or debit card account ... Wink News

World of WarCraft: Phishing Scam Targets Blizzard Entertainment Gamebandits (blog) While the email message appears to be well-written, it has all the marks of a phishing scam aimed at enticing innocent users to divulge details of their WoW access. Once they get the information, the scammers can access your account, change password to... Gamebandits (blog)

BBB issues warning of Netflix phishing scam Today's THV LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) - The Better Business Bureau of Arkansas is issuing a warning that Netflix is the latest in a long line of companies to be plagued with a phishing scam using their name. A spokesperson from NETFLIX confirmed the phishing ... Today's THV

Blog warns against new phishing scam targeting Apple device users GMA News People who got new Apple devices such as iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches this Christmas may have to watch out against a new phishing attack using fake "Apple Billing Information" emails. Computer security firm Intego said the attack appeared to begin ...

Surprisingly Accurate Phishing Scam Targets Apple Customers [News] MakeUseOf By Matt Smith One of the most difficult threats to avoid is the phishing scam, which attempts to scam users by mimicking a trusted website, service or company. Fortunately, such attacks usually give themselves away with poorly written emails or badly ...

Criminals Used Affiliate Marketing Sites in Majority of Facebook Scams in 2011 eWeek Cyber-criminals are no longer just using Facebook for identity theft or phishing scams. Now, they are also using the social-networking platform to defraud affiliate businesses, according to security researchers. Facebook swindlers directed their ...

Scam email tries to get your Apple billing info out of you Macgasm If you follow the link and update, you'll find yourself giving your billing information to scammers. This is a practice known as “phishing”, which is intended to trick you into thinking you're giving sensitive information to an approved or authorized ...

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