Phishing Scams Identity Theft - Sun Apr 28, 2012

Yahoo! Accountholders Yet Again Targeted with Phishing Scam SPAMfighter News Thus, the current Yahoo electronic mail too is one phishing scam that isn't from the company. Anyone who types in his Yahoo login details loses them all to the scammer who then utilizes them to carry out illegal Internet operations as also probably ...

Phishing and malware meet cheque fraud Help Net Security Trusteer recently uncovered a scam in an underground forum that shows how data obtained through phishing and malware attacks can be used to make one of the oldest forms of fraud – cheque forging – even harder to prevent. The scam involves a criminal ...

Russian cybercriminals earned $4.5 billion in 2011 Computerworld Online banking fraud, phishing attacks and the theft of stolen funds increased within Russia and was the largest area of cybercrime, amounting to an estimated $942 million, followed by spam at an estimated $830 million and $230 million estimated as the ...

Cheque forgers move into 21st century with phishing and malware. Finextra Crooks are using personal details stolen through sophisticated phishing and malware attacks to carry out old-fashioned cheque forgery, says security outfit Trusteer. The firm claims to have uncovered a scam in an underground forum involving a criminal ...

Users worry about data security, but still trust social networks Help Net Security This, coupled with the fact that only a fifth (21 percent) of those asked have heard ofattacks such as spear-phishing indicates a significant lack of awareness when it comes to changing cybercrime tactics. “Today, any personal information can be ... Text message scam promises $1000 Walmart gift card KVEO-TV It's the latest wave of a barrage that last month prompted Walmart to denounce the text messages as "SCAMS" calling them "SMISHING", the texting version of phishing. So who is behind the text messages, and what do they want?

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