Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Phishing Scams Identity Theft - Tue Aug 21, 2012

EarthLink Email Holders Targets of Phishing Scam
Channel Partners
... to help protect our customers." EarthLink also provides additional
information about phishing, fraud and other abuses here. Sadwick could not
be immediately reached Tuesday to explain whether the phishing scam
extended beyond the Fort Myers area.
<http://www.channelpartnersonline.com/news/2012/08/earthlink-email-holders-targets-of-phishing-scam.aspx>

iOS 6 Exploits: SMS Phishing Scam, Zero-Day Hack Leave iPhone Users ...
iDigitalTimes.com
New SMS and zero-day hacks show that iOS can be manipulated for use in
phishing scams. (Photo: flickr.com / Yutaka Tsutano). If you own an iPhone,
you may never be able to trust an SMS message that you receive ever again.
Apple is warning customers ...
<http://www.idigitaltimes.com/articles/10877/20120820/ios-6-exploits-sms-phishing-scam-hacks.htm>

Resident hit by phishing attack
The Sudbury Star
These types of scams can also originate from phishing email messages that
are designed to steal your identity and other information. They ask for
personal data, or direct you to web-sites where you are asked to provide
personal data. The Sudbury woman ...
<http://www.thesudburystar.com/2012/08/21/resident-hit-by-phishing-attack>

Phishing for Fanboys with Phony iPhone 5 Images
Threatpost (blog)
A recent attack is exploiting the public's fascination with all things
Apple and the ubiquitous interest in anything iPhone 5-related with an
email phishing scam that includes a file that claims to contain pictures of
the unreleased iPhone's battery ...
<http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/phishing-fanboys-phony-iphone-5-images-082112>

ThreatMetrix Enhances Protection Against Account Takeovers and Fraudulent ...
Virtual-Strategy Magazine
The updated version is the only online fraud prevention solution on the
market that provides virtual private network (VPN) and phishing detection
with advanced device identification and malware protection to combat
cybercriminals. Supporting a customer ...
<http://www.virtual-strategy.com/2012/08/21/threatmetrix-enhances-protection-against-account-takeovers-and-fraudulent-payments>

iPhone Texts Vulnerable to Phishing Scams
Midsize Insider
The way that iOS handles incoming texts leaves an opening for phishing
scams and related attacks. For the IT community at midsize firms, this news
is an unwelcome reminder that security vulnerabilities are as varied as the
Internet itself. Threats can ...
<http://midsizeinsider.com/en-us/article/iphone-texts-vulnerable-to-phishing-scam>

Banks warn against phishing scam
3News NZ
"I would like to emphasise that the New Zealand Bankers' Association, and
its member banks, will never ask a customer to disclose their PIN number or
account password." This technique is called "phishing". It works because
the scammers target hundreds ...
<http://www.3news.co.nz/Banks-warn-against-phishing-scam/tabid/412/articleID/266198/Default.aspx>

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