Posts Tagged ‘phishing attacks’

Epsilon Data Breach Could Net Increased Phishing Victims

Epsilon Data Breach Could Net Increased Phishing Victims

The Better Business Bureau is warning businesses and consumers to be cautions of potentially malicious emails stemming from what some security experts consider as one of the biggest data breaches in U.S. history.

Epsilon’s parent company Alliance Data Systems Corporation yesterday reaffirmed that no personal identifiable information was compromised, …

Twitter Adds Security to Combat Phishing

Twitter Adds Security to Combat Phishing

As a reaction to increasing phishing attacks against Twitter users, Twitter is tightening security. Released, all direct messages submitted to Twitter will be viewed through a new URL, twt.tl. This new coding will not effect the user interface, but provide a more secure platform for direct messages.

This site will capture a blacklist of URLs that have been linked to…