Scammers use automated messaging systems to steal sensitive financial informationKirkland, WA (PRWEB) August 23, 2011 WhackANumber.com, an online resource that provides critical information about unknown numbers, phone scams and telemarketing fraud, wishes to increase awareness of a scam that is surfacing across the country. Consumers have reported receiving fraudulent phone…
Canyon News – Latest Phone Scam Targets The Elderly
SANTA MONICA—The Santa Monica Police Department warns residents to watch out for the new “Grandparent Scam,” a revamped old telephone scam that tricks grandparents into believing their grandchildren need emergency assistance. View full post on social media scam – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
‘Anonymous’ Plans Protest on S.F. Cell Phone Shutdown
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British phone hacker ordered to reveal who instructed him
LONDON, August 20, 2011 (AFP) – The News of the World investigator at the heart of Britain’s phone hacking scandal has been ordered by a court to reveal who instructed him to illegally access voicemails, lawyers said. Glenn Mulcaire, who was jailed for six months in 2007 for intercepting messages…
Phone hacker ordered to reveal who instructed him
The News of the World investigator at the heart of Britain’s phone hacking scandal has been ordered by a court to reveal who instructed him to illegally access voicemails, lawyers said. Glenn Mulcaire, who was jailed for six months in 2007 for intercepting messages on royal aides’ phones, has until…
Phone Hacker Sues Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. Over Legal Fees
NEW YORK – Glenn Mulcaire, a private investigator who is a key figure in the News Corp. phone hacking scandal, has filed a lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch’s entertainment conglomerate, the Wall Street Journal reported. In the suit, Mulcaire, who was on the shuttered News of the World tabloid’s payroll, claims…
Mulcaire, News Corp. Phone Hacker, Ordered by London Judge to Name Names
Glenn Mulcaire, the private investigator jailed in 2007 for intercepting celebrities’ voice mails while working for News Corp.’s News of the World tabloid, must reveal who told him to hack phones, a U.K. judge ruled. Mulcaire on July 29 was told he can’t appeal a High Court order that he…
Mulcaire, News Corp. Phone Hacker, Ordered by London Judge to Name Names
Glenn Mulcaire, the private investigator jailed in 2007 for intercepting celebrities’ voice mails while working for News Corp.’s News of the World tabloid, must reveal who told him to hack phones, a U.K. judge ruled. Mulcaire on July 29 was told he can’t appeal a High Court order that he…
Your Phone May Be Less Secure Than You Thought
Caller ID spoofing, the way hackers gain access to phone voice mail accounts, can also be used to get someone else’s credit card information. View full post on caller id spoofing – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Malware able to record phone conversations looming: BitDefender
BitDefender head of online threats lab, Catalin Cosoi The time will come when malware evolves to record smartphone conversations and Android continues to be exploited, according to an international security expert. BitDefender head of online threats lab, Catalin Cosoi, told Computerworld Australia that the increasing sophistication of malware was “keeping…