Saturday, April 28, 2012

Phishing Scams Identity Theft - Sat Apr 27, 2012

Tax Alert: The Canada Revenue Agency Reminds Canadians to Beware of Phishing ...
MarketWatch (press release)
These are phishing scams that could result in identity thefts. Email scams may also contain embedded malware, or malicious software, that can harm your computer and put your personal information at risk of compromise. The CRA does not email Canadians ...



Student email plagued by repeated phishing scams
Maroon
Calzadilla had fallen into a phishing scam. According to the US. Census Bureau, “Phishing is the criminally fraudulent process of attempting to acquire sensitive information, such as user names, passwords, social security numbers, bank account or ...



The Biggest College Scams Of All Time
San Francisco Chronicle
From phishing schemes to loan scandals, America's colleges and universities have played a significant role in some of the most devastating cases of fraud and identity theft in modern history. Here's a look at some of the biggest to ever hit the courts



German Court Rules Victims - Not Banks - at Fault in Phishing Scams
Threatpost (blog)
by Christopher Brook A German court ruled earlier this week that victims of phishing scams, and not banks, are responsible for money lost in online scams. The German Federal Court of Justice in the town of Karlsruhe made the ruling on Tuesday, ..



Action Line: Text offering Wal-Mart gift card is scam
Tulsa World
Phishing blitz of 2008: It is also a strong likelihood that everyone with a cell phone in the Tulsa area received the blanket-assault texts. In June 2008, a "massive phishing email attack" was aimed at five cell phone carriers' prefix numbers, ...



Banks may not have to pay for phished users
TechEye
If you are dumb enough to fall for a phishing scam, you have only yourself to blame and your bank does not have to bail you out, a top German court has decided. The German Federal Court of Justice in the southwestern city of Karlsruhe has ruled that ...



Saco police warn of scam
Press Herald
By Dennis Hoey dhoey@mainetoday.com SACO — Saco police are warning residents of a phishing scam involving someone attempting to pose as representative of Time Warner Cable. Deputy Chief Jeffrey C. Holland said a local resident contacted police on ...



Bank of America Target of Phishing E-mail
SPAMfighter News
Thereafter another request to the user is made for entering additional secret information, which thescammers very likely will use in illegal operations. Needless to say, the extremely craftily-prepared phishing e-mail along with its website easily ...



Facebook Launches Facebook Security, Offering Free Anti-Virus Software ...
MakeUseOf
By Yaara Lancet Facebook has launched a new security initiative, aimed to further protect Facebook users from malware, phishing scams and viruses. Along with renowned security companies such as Sophos, Symantec, McAfee, Trend Micro and Microsoft, ..


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