Monday, January 30, 2012

Phishing Scams Identity Theft - Mon Jan 30, 2012


Google, Microsoft and Facebook join forces to fight phishing scams
PC Advisor
By Carrie-Ann Skinner | PC Advisor | 30 January 12 Google, Microsoft and Facebook are among 15 web firms joining forces to fight spam and phishing scamsDMARC.org is a technical working group comprised of the tech giants along with payment providers ...
Illinois Bankers Association Alerts Consumers About Text Phishing Scam
MarketWatch (press release)
30, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Illinois Bankers Association is aware of some recent incidences in the state of "phishing" through text messages. Phishing is a tactic in which identity thieves "phish" for personal information, like account ...
Email providers teaming up to fight spam and phishing scams
WXYZ
(WXYZ) - Are you tired of spam and suspicious emails clogging your inbox? Email providers are joining forces to try and block spam and dangerous phishing scams aimed at stealing your identity. Microsoft, AOL, Google and Yahoo are teaming up to make ...
Email Scam Targets SaskTel
swtvchannel
http://www.mylocaltv.ca/ SaskTel Warns Customers of Email Phishing Scam.Over the past several days close to 200 SaskTel customers have received scam emails from a third party posing as SaskTel. The email as seen in this image, states that you have a ...
Tech Today: Battling 'Phishing' and Guessing Facebook's Ticker
Wall Street Journal (blog)
The goal is to reduce “phishing” emails–scams that attempt to trick recipients into thinking that the email comes from a legitimate source. [WSJ] Guessing Facebook's Ticker Symbol: News last week that Facebook would soon file its IPO documents ...
QUICK TAKE: Tech Companies Join Forces to Fight Scam E-mails
National Journal
Fifteen e-mail and technology providers—including AOL, Google, Yahoo and Microsoft—have joined forces to fight scam e-mails, the companies announced on Monday. A new industry group—the Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance ...
Microsoft Takes Action Against Halo 4 Beta Scam
Piki Geek
Although 343 Industries' creative director David Ellis has debunked and published a warning about fake Halo 4 beta testing invitations, the phishing site associated with the scam (halo4beta.net) remained active. Fusible reported yesterday that ...



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