Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Phishing Scams Identity Theft - Wed Feb 15, 2012


Top Technology Scams of 2011 – A Caution to Small Businesses
Business Insider
Below are the top technology-based scams of 2011 to help small businesses be aware, alert, and vigilant. Phishing Scams–Phishing is more prevalent than ever and your employees should be aware of the latest round of ways criminals are getting your ...
How to avoid 'voice phishing'
Korea Times
They informed me that it was a vishing scam, which refers to “voice phishing.” Shortly afterwards, the phone rang again, and a man claimed in an authoritative voice, “I am a special agent with the Office of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Headquarters.

Tax scam alert
WKYT
The Pikeville 911 Public Safety Center has received a complaint of a Phishing Scam involving Tax Returns. Victims are receiving calls from a "Private Number" and the caller is advising the Victim that an issue with their tax return has came up and they ...
PSA: Beware of Starhawk Beta Phishers
PlayStation LifeStyle
Sadly it's come to this: There are now phishing scams on Twitter for the #Starhawk BETA — Be careful everyone!! Presumably, the phishers try to gain access either to your Twitter account or your PSN account. As ever, we can only stress the importance...


Better Business Bureau named top scams
Hernando Today
The BBB compiled and released a list of the Top Scams of 2011. The choices were divided into nine major categories and then the BBB picked the top scam in each. They also named a Scam of the Year. Scam of the Year: Phishing.
Home News Cyber-Spies Intercepted Sensitive Files, Emails From Nortel: Report
CIO Insight
It is not clear how the seven passwords were initially compromised, but it is possible the executives had been tricked by a phishing scam. These kinds of scams have been successful in the past, such as the one that tricked senior US officials into ...
Apple iPhone 5 Texting Test Scam on the Prowl
GizmoCrave
So do phishing crooks. They have thrown a number of such baits to hook Apple fans offering a chance to participate in Apples fake SMS texting test for an upcoming iPhone 5. The message is spreading through social networking sites, Twitter and as text ...


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