Posts Tagged ‘phishing’

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Scotland Yard Breaks Up Phishing Ring

Six suspected members of a phishing ring have been arrested in the United Kingdom and Ireland over alleged involvement in a scam hitting tens of thousands of victims. One woman and five men between the ages of 25 and 40 were... (Continue reading)

Hacker Enlists Other Unwitting Hackers in Scam

Skilled malware writers have found a way for less experienced cyber criminals to do their work for them. A new freeware phishing kit being offered in hacker forums offers cyber criminals a way to set up fake websites and spam... (Continue reading)

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Webcam Chat Site Leaves Users Vulnerable Study Says

Privacy flaws in Chatroulette.com, a webcam-based chat site, could leave users open to security risks, according to researchers. Security researchers at McGill University and University of Colorado at Boulder demonstrated that a pre-recorded low-quality video of an attractive woman could... (Continue reading)

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Local Maryland Bank Targeted by Phishing Attack

Yet another bank in the Washington, D.C. metro area has been hit with a phishing attack. The Bank of Glen Burnie in Maryland is urging consumers to be vigilant about an email phishing ... (Continue reading)

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June Busy Month for Cyber Criminals Targeting Colleges

Three U.S. universities were recently targeted by separate cyber attacks attempting to either dupe students into revealing personal information or extract student data by hacking school computer systems. SPAMFighter reports how some students at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., fell... (Continue reading)

Millions of Swedes Potential Victims of Phishing Scams, Says New Study

Millions of Swedes Potential Victims of Phishing Scams, Says New Study

With nearly 4 million Facebook members, Sweden has one of the highest rates of users of the popular social networking site. But as familiar as the Swedes are with online networking, many will still fall victim to cyber crime and... (Continue reading)

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Phishing Experiment Reveals Many Students Ready to Hand Over Personal Info

An experiment conducted to find out how many would fall victim to a phishing scam netted nearly 1,000 out of 10,000 unsuspecting students at a university in the United Arab Emirates, according to The National. The first part of the university-sanctioned... (Continue reading)

Hackers Target IM Apps

Security experts in Germany are warning about a new threat to MSN Messenger and Windows Live Messenger, V3.co.uk reports. G Data SecurityLabs research noted a recent increase in spam and phishing sites that link to the services, as well as a... (Continue reading)

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Nantucket Man Charged with Stealing Income Tax Refunds

Authorities in Massachusetts have charged a Belorussian man for his alleged role in an international phishing scheme to steal income tax refunds intended for U.S. taxpayers. According to the indictment, Mikalai Mardakhayeu and his co-scammers ran websites that offered... (Continue reading)

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Government, Industry Join Forces to Fight Cyber Fraud

The private sector and the government have launched a new online-fraud alert service developed to make it easier for both parties to share information about cyber crime. Up to date, when compromised credentials stemming from phishing attacks were uncovered, there was... (Continue reading)

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