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Facebook Message Saying Robbed and Stranded? Don’t Fall For It, Says FBI
Written on 2 Jul, 2010 at 11:35 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 117 views times | 0 Comments
FBI’s cyber-crime complaint center IC3 continues to receive reports of email or social-networking accounts being compromised and used in a social-engineering scam to swindle consumers out of thousands of dollars. Pretending to be the victim, the hacker uses the victim’s account... (Continue reading)
Doritos Email Scam Can Cost Snack Maker Millions
Written on 1 Jul, 2010 at 11:31 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 227 views times | 0 Comments
Internet scams come in all forms, but fake coupons for free chips? According to Frito-Lay, a bogus coupon for a gratis bag of Doritos has gone viral, leaving consumers enraged when they cannot redeem it. The Doritos scam–of an unknown origin–grew... (Continue reading)
Haitian Disaster May Be Exploited by Cyber Criminals
Written on 15 Jan, 2010 at 12:58 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 321 views times | 0 Comments
Security researchers have a tendency to never underestimate the heartlessness of humanity. Following the recent earthquake disaster in Haiti, that has left significant portions of the country in ruins and caused widespread suffering, cyber criminals are set to exploit the... (Continue reading)
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