Phishing Scams Identity Theft - Sat Jun 9, 2012

LinkedIn Users Receive Phishing Emails After 6.5m Passwords Get Hacked World News Resource The biggest shock was how the emails were designed that no user could suspect that it was a phishing email and a scam unless they had already heard about it from other users. This phishing attack was targeted after hackers revealed 6.5m user passwords...

New phishing scam targets Dept. of Defense personnel MyNews3 LAS VEGAS – The Internal Revenue Service warns taxpayers that they should be on the lookout for a new, email-based phishing scam now circulating that targets Department of Defense military members, retirees and civilian employees.

FOX5 Vegas - KVVUEmail phishing scam targeting military members KVVU Las Vegas Scammers will then use the information on the documents to commit identity theft. The identity thieves will typically use their victims' personal data to empty their financial accounts, run up charges on their existing credit cards or apply for new ...

Amazon becomes the third victim of hackers this week Los Angeles Wave Newspapers After LinkedIn and eHarmony announced this week that its users' accounts had been compromised, Amazon said its members have also become subjected to phishing scams. People have been receiving “digital-no-reply@amazon.com” emails with subject headings ...

“Click-for-tickets” fraud: Teaching users to sidestep Olympic scams TechTarget UK The most common social engineering technique for infecting a user's PC is a phishing campaign; infected email and email attachments are still successful methods of gaining an illegal presence on a machine. Some phishing emails related to the Olympics ... Phishing Scams Victimizes WSU SPAMfighter News Thus, to mitigate the chances of being victimized by such phishing emails, officials have also highlighted some security tips. They include: do not respond to any suspicious e-mail by clicking on links or filling out forms with personal or financial ... Three Million UK Individuals Targeted By HMRC Scam ITProPortal The emails include the HMRC logo at the top and are entitled 'NOTICE OF TAX RETURN FOR YEAR 2011'. It usually states that the recipient is owed a tax rebate £209.87, with forms attached to complete the claim. The phishing scam's aim is to collect ... Verizon Customers Warned Of Phony Bills WRTV Indianapolis The Better Business Bureau has issued an alert after receiving reports of fake emails that are almost identical to the real alerts many Verizon customers get to remind them of their monthly payments. "This phishing scam is notable for its painstaking ...

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