Posts Tagged ‘spam’
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: 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 [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: FBI Offers Tips to Avoid Tornado-Related Scams
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● June 3, 2011
It seems like every day I turn on the TV or open a newspaper, I read another tragic story of the devastation caused by the now hundreds of tornadoes that have devastated cities and communities across the mid-west and the south, and striking unexpected states such as Massachusetts. And it seems like every time I [...]
VIDEO REPLAY: Concerns for Small Businesses (with Neal O’Farrell)
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● May 18, 2011
Continuing this week’s attention to National Small Business Week, IDGuardian has stepped back into its video archives to present a special video replay of Neal O’Farrell and his advice for small businesses and strategies against identity theft, credit fraud, and security breaches. These audio and video columns can be listened and or viewed to in [...]
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 [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Could Facebook Be the Next Front in the Spam Wars
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● March 8, 2011
Spam now accounts for nearly 80% of all email sent every day, according to Symantec’s State of Spam report. And not only is spam laden with all kinds of nasties, from phishing and fake pharmacies to scams and malware, this deluge also clogs networks and costs billions of dollars every day to manage. On any [...]
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