Posts Tagged ‘scam’
Have You Been “SCARED” into Compromising Yourself?
Posted by: Jerry Thompson in: ● July 11, 2011
SCAREWARE. Does that word sound familiar? It is yet another variant of cyber threats that get consumers to do something on the Internet that compromises their PC and, more importantly, their identities, bank accounts, brokerage accounts, credit cards and likely all of their online accounts. Here is how it works: You see an email or [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Support Calls from Microsoft Could Be Bogus
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● May 9, 2011
Over the last few days my colleagues at the Anti Phishing Working Group have been discussing a troubling increase in a very personal and potentially dangerous new scam. A number of individuals have reported receiving phone calls purporting to be from Microsoft support advising them that some kind of malware has been detected on their [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Vigilance over Osama bin Laden (and other Facebook) Malware
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● May 6, 2011
Many years ago, when I was working in the intelligence community, I was one of the few Irishmen invited inside Britain’s ultra secret Government Communications Headquarters, or GCHQ. One of my clearest memories as I drove up to the heavily guarded front gate that morning was a giant sign with the words “The State of [...]
ALERT: Osama bin Laden Scams Going Viral
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● May 3, 2011
The events of May 1, 2011 are dominating the news headlines. A reoccurring tone in all these commentaries on the death of Osama bin Laden has been vigilance against terrorism, staying safe, and keeping our guard high. This alert is also about vigilance, but on completely different subject matter: Phishing and malware scams. It did [...]
E-Mails from the IRS…and Other Tax Scams
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● March 8, 2011
Do you ever wonder why the third month of the year is called March? It could be due to the fact that everyone is on their feet and marching into some sort of high-focused, all-encompassing activity where the outside world disappears. For some, it is Spring Break, that magic week within the academic year that [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Tax Scams Get Smarter
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● March 1, 2011
It’s March, and you know what that means! MARCH MADNESS! No, not that college basketball spectacle, but the preparation and completion of your 2010 income tax report. It all starts now, if it hasn’t already. So you’re probably aware that scams are more prevalent coming up to tax time, and as scammers get more sophisticated, [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Criminal Mastermind Runs Identity Theft Ring…from Prison
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● February 2, 2011
I guess old habits die hard. An inmate serving time at the Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institution in Ohio just plead guilty to operating a massive identity theft scheme while still in prison. It’s not clear what he was in prison for at the time, but it is very clear that he won’t be getting [...]
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