Monday, March 26, 2012

Phishing Scams Identity Theft - Mon Mar 26, 2012


Bulgarian Consumer Protection Watchdog Used in Email Phishing Scam
Novinite.com
The representatives of the consumer protection watchdog said that they had received over 10 tip-offs about the phishing scam. "When a complaint or a tip-off about a company is filed with the KZP, the letters are sent officially and the people in charge ...

BMO Offers Tips for Small Businesses to Protect Against Fraud
MarketWatch (press release)
Prevent Hacking: Talk to your financial institution about how to protect your online accounts from hackers and phishing scams. This includes understanding what your institution will and won't ask for by email or online, such as password and account ...
Facebook Scammers Host Trojan Horse Extensions on the Chrome Web Store
PCWorld
The rogue extensions are advertised on Facebook by scammers and claim to allow changing the color of profile pages, tracking profile visitors or even removing social media viruses, said Kaspersky Lab expert Fabio Assolini in a blog post on Friday.
Nedbank unveils security feature
ITWeb
According to Nedbank, the cellphone-based transaction authentication system is seen as superior to the current one-time password (OTP) system and forms part of the bank's campaign to curb online fraud and phishing scams. “Approve-it is a groundbreaking ...
Nedbank Institutes New Verification System
AllAfrica.com
The bank sends a customer a cellphone prompt to confirm or deny a sensitive transaction through a simple "accept" or "reject" response, protecting the customer from current phishing scams, which lure customers to enter an OTP into a fake site.


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