Thursday, January 19, 2012

Phishing Scams Identity Theft - Thu Jan 19, 2012


New phishing scam offers 'Facebook mugs'
GMA News
A new Facebook-related scam is now making the rounds of the Internet, claiming to offer prospective victims free Facebook mugs – but in reality stealing a victim's online credentials. The latest scam exploits a Facebook option that lets users post ...
Halo 4 beta invites are phishing scam says Microsoft
Metro
Of course Microsoft has had quite a bit of practise warning about phishing scams lately, and it's still blaming the reports of Xbox Live being 'hacked' solely on the phenomenon. Phishing works by criminals sending out emails that look official ...

Phishing scam: 15 victims, and counting
Daily News & Analysis
... Patil and Vinayak Vast on December 31 had arrested six Nigerian nationals— Yoha Jihan, 33, Tony Eveka, 34, Aeike Inahuro, 25, Amadin Jeffery, 31, Jarvis Lavani, 34 and Theofelis Ibemudia, 32 — for running a phishing racket from Aarey Colony. ...
BBB Phishing Emails Return
LocalNews8.com
POCATELLO, Idaho -- A scam involving look-alike emails from the Better Business Bureau has made a comeback, this time targeting a Pocatello hospital. Chris Sheetz, executive director for BBB serving the Snake River Region, said this is the next round ...
Twitter users at risk from targeted phishing attacks says Websense
ComputerActive.co.uk
Websense added that people don't realise the criminals can use this and other information they glean via conversations to launch sophisticated highly targeted phishing attacks. Carl Leonard, of Websense's Security Labs said: "Twitter users blindly ...
Credit Unions Stay One Step Ahead of Internet Scams
Credit Unions Online
Between scams like phishing and skimming, Internet fraud is alive and well. Luckily credit union members are some of the most well informed consumers in the nation due to intensive online fraud education and outreach efforts. The credit union hallmark ...
Beware of email scams
Morpeth Herald
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is warning people to be wary of phishing emails that tell them they are due a tax rebate. They contain a link to a clone of the HMRC website where the recipient is asked to give their credit card or bank details. ...
E-mail targets Butterfield customers
Royal Gazette
By Lindsay Kelly Butterfield Bank customers have been targeted by an e-mail phishing scam today, stating that their online accounts have been temporarily locked for their protection. According to the bank, the e-mail is a scam and customers should ...
Beware of Phishing Scams
Patch.com
Beware of Phishing Scams trying to lure your personal information away from you. Patch StockPhishing Scams are the act of pursuing personal information in an attempt to steal someone's identity. A scam can occur in the form of electronic mail, ...
Phishing E-mail Scam Attacks US-CERT
SPAMfighter News
The Computer Emergency Response Team, following the latest phishing scam's appearance on January 10, 2012, issued an online security alert to all Internauts, stating that the cyber-criminals had impersonated the electronic mail addresses of US-CERT so ...
New 'Facebook Security' scam out
GMA News
A new phishing scam on Facebook threatens not only to steal victims' login credentials, but also change their profile names and pictures to “Facebook Security” and hook in the victims' friends on the social network. Computer security firm Kaspersky ...
10 Security Trends To Watch In 2012
InformationWeek
Last year featured seemingly nonstop waves of hacking, malware, and spear-phishing attacks that succeeded in exploiting well-known businesses, including RSA and Sony. All told, businesses' collective data breaches exposed millions of records. ...



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