Posts Tagged ‘phishing’
IN THE HEADLINES: Lessons Learned from the Zappos Hack
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● January 23, 2012
As facts become clearer about the recent massive hacking attack on online retailer Zappos, experts are speculating on exactly what the hackers will do with that mountain of data. The attack happened about a week ago and the company admitted that hackers had managed to steal the personal information of as many as 24 million [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Phishing Continues to Be a Favorite for Scammers
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● November 25, 2011
A new survey by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) reported 112,472 unique phishing attacks worldwide counted phishing attacks against 520 target institutions, more than twice the number recorded a year ago. These targets included the best known banks, e-commerce sites, social networking services, ISPs, and lottery organizations. Exactly the kinds of places consumer like you [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: NBC Twitter Account Hijacked (Two Days Before 9-11′s 10th Anniversary)
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● September 22, 2011
NBC recently admitted that a group of hackers calling themselves the Script Kiddies managed to hack into NBC’s Twitter account and post false messages claiming that an airliner had just crashed into Ground Zero in New York, the site of the World Trade Center attacks in 2001. And to add insult to injury, the posting [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Phishing Still Going Strong
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● August 19, 2011
SC Magazine recently issued a warning about a new approach to phishing that could result in more people falling for a scam that is now more than a decade old. Instead of trying to lure people into clicking on an infected link by pretending to be a bank asking for password verification, the email pretends [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Beware of “Hotel Transaction Error” Scam
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● August 12, 2011
As vacationers across the country hit the roads for end-of-the-summer getaways, scammers as usual, are not very far behind. Scams and identity theft in the hotel and hospitality industry are nothing new, in part because scammers love to target places where there are plenty of people who may be too busy, too distracted, or moving [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Cybercriminals Focusing on Spear Phishing for Bigger Returns
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● July 27, 2011
A new report from Cisco suggests that cybercriminals are moving away from the mass email attacks that churn out millions of spam emails in the hope of trapping or tricking just a tiny percentage, and instead are focusing on smaller, more targeted attacks that cost less but earn more. According to Cisco, “Cybercriminals are balancing [...]
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