British police have arrested six people in connection with a phishing scam that targeted hundreds of students, and is believed to have stolen over a million pounds. According to the Metropolitan Police Central e-crime Unit (PCeU), cybercriminals targeted students with messages pretending to be related to their Government loan, and…
Phishing Targets FDIC
FDIC Says New Wave of Phishy E-mails Hit BusinessesThe FDIC is warning its banks about another strand of phishing attacks purporting to come from the FDIC. The e-mails claim to offer critical information about business bank accounts. View full post on CUInfoSecurity.com RSS Syndication View full post on National Cyber…
Sophos Warns of Amazon Phishing Campaign
E-mails claiming to come from Amazon.com ask for the user’s credit card details, date of birth and more. View full post on eSecurityPlanet RSS Feed View full post on National Cyber Security
Apple Store billing phishing – beware bogus emails!
Received an email claiming that your Apple account’s billing information is out of date? Don’t allow phishers to steal your Apple ID! View full post on Naked Security – Sophos View full post on National Cyber Security
Warning: Google Wallet For Business Beta is a Phishing Expedition
If you’ve received an email offering you access to the Google Wallet for Business beta recently, beware: it’s a phishing attempt to get your credit card information. Like most of these scams, the email looks like official; in this case, an email… View full post on phishing – Yahoo! News…
Holiday season brings an increase in phishing scams
As the holiday shopping season revs up, an increasing number of cybercriminals are trying to lure online shoppers into divulging sensitive information on bogus forms or into clicking on viral Web links or videos that will infect your PC with a nasty data-stealing program. View full post on phishing –…
Phishing scam ‘deletes’ Facebook accounts
A computer security firm on Thursday warned against a new “brute” phishing scam that threatens to delete a prospective victim’s Facebook account if he or she does not hand over his or her account details in 24 hours. The messages claim the victims had violated Facebook policy regulations by…
Don’t get hooked by a Phishing expedition
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Phishing scam threatens to delete Facebook accounts in 24 hours
Facebook phishing emails are threatening to delete users’ Facebook accounts unless the victims pass along their account details within 24 hours. View full post on Naked Security – Sophos View full post on National Cyber Security
Phishing attacks loss of USD 520 million
Bangalore, Nov 15 : A whopping USD 520 million has been lost during the first six months of 2011 according to a report by RSA, the security division of EMC. View full post on phishing – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security Gergory Evans Gregory…