Posts Tagged ‘Facebook’
IN THE HEADLINES: New Facebook Scams to Watch Out For
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● February 1, 2012
It’s been another busy week for Facebook scams, with all kinds of dangers to watch out for. And many of these scams are based on pitches for free gift cards that end up taking instead of giving. First up is the “One Free Amazon.com Gift Card (limited time only)” scam. This has been popping up [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Gangs Move Into Identity Theft
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● January 26, 2012
In what’s being widely seen as a very troubling pattern, law enforcement across the country are reporting that street gangs are making a notable shift off the street and into something even more shifty – identity theft. Police in Florida recently raised the alarm about a move by local gang members from traditional gang activities, [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: From Ellen DeGeneres to Kim Jung Il, Scams Abound
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● January 4, 2012
It’s been a great few weeks for scammers, with lots of global headlines to take advantage of. As always, the scammers are a very creative bunch who seemingly have way too much time on their hands. Some of the scams concocted in that time, though, were a little more obvious than others. The death of [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: What has Anonymous been up to these days?
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● December 8, 2011
Remember Anonymous, the nameless, faceless hackers that sprang into international stardom after numerous high profile hacks on organizations around the world? Promising at the same time to disband for good and to never go away, the world has been waiting for the next Anonymous victim to fall, especially after the group allegedly promised to “destroy [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: We May All Be Felons
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● December 1, 2011
At least that’s according to a recent story in NetworkWorld that suggests we could all be felons and subject to arrest simply for what we do every day on the internet and without a second thought. At least that’s how the Department of Justice seems to interpret legislation designed to catch real crooks. According to [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Zeus Banking Trojan Circulating on Facebook
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● September 13, 2011
This is certainly a piece of malware that you don’t want on your computer, because its next stop will be your bank account. Zeus is part of a family of what are referred to as banking Trojans. This particular type of malware has wreaked havoc on bank security systems over the last few years, costing [...]
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