Thursday, April 26, 2012

Phishing Scams Identity Theft - Thu Apr 26, 2012


Phishing scam hits credit union customers
Morning Sentinel
"It was a phishing scam; they somehow got hold of cell phone numbers and called at random." Phishers pretend to be officials from financial institutions or other reputable organizations and try to dupe people to give their personal identification ...
To click or not to click - links, attachments and phishing
AnnArbor.com
Phishing is a term that refers to attempts by individuals or groups to solicit personal information from unsuspecting users by employing social engineering techniques. The bad guys are getting good at making these phishing attempts look like the real ...
Phishing Scam hits Maine Cellphones
WABI
Police and officials with the Maine State Credit Union are warning customers of a scam in which someone tries to pry personal information from them so they can raid the customer's account. In the so-called "phishingscam, cellphone users from Portland ...
Clients, not banks, liable for losses in phishing scams, court rules
Ars Technica
By Cyrus Farivar | Published April 25, 2012 1:12 PM The German Federal Court of Justice in the southwestern city of Karlsruhe said on Tuesday that clients, and not banks, are responsible for money lost in online phishing scams.
Rosenberg residents targeted by phishing scam
abc13.com
ROSENBERG, TX (KTRK) -- Officials in Rosenberg are warning residents not to be caught up in a phishing scam. Residents who receive water services from the city of Rosenberg have been receiving letters offering 'water service line coverage.
Top identity theft scams
AZFamily
by Gary Harper PHOENIX -- It's the oldest trick in the book, but according to www.time.com people still fall for it. It's called PhishingScammers send you an email posing as your bank and claim your account has been compromised.
German Court Rules Phishing Victim at Fault
WebProNews
... recently ruling that Youtube is responsible for its users when they upload copyrighted songs – and now a German Federal court in the town of Karlsruhe has just ruled that a victim of a phishing scam is responsible – for being phished.
Facebook allies with security vendors vs malware, attacks
GMA News
In a blog post, the Facebook security team said this is the latest step against viruses, spam and phishing attacks, as well as malicious pages, accounts and apps. “Now, all of Facebook's more than 900 million users will be protected by the combined ...
A Warning About 'Smishing' Scams
Patch.com
The Better Business Bureau called this a "smishing" scam, or the "practice of sending a phishing message to steal credit card or identity information via cell phone text messaging." If you receive a questionable or unsolicited text message, ...

Phishing scam casts wide net
GoErie.com
Erie residents have been receiving calls saying their debit card can't be used for store purchases or at an automated teller machine due to fraud. They are given a number to call and provide their card's number, security code and PIN number to ...

Scammers take aim at text-messaging boom
Lansing State Journal
Smishing is a combination of the terms SMS and phishing. (SMS is the technology that delivers text messages to cellphones, while phishing is trying to gain personal or financial information through a legitimate-looking email.) ...


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