I received e-mail notification that a tax refund of $386 from Canada Revenue Agency was waiting for me and I should click on a link for a direct deposit into my account. First, my personal identification number (PIN) and bank information would be

Spam, phishing increasing quickly - Rocky Mountain News
A new study by Cisco Systems Inc. found an alarming increase in the amount of personalized spam, which online identity thieves create using stolen lists of e-mail addresses or other poached data about their victims, such as where they went to school

Personalized ’spear phishing‘ spam rising sharply - Katu.com
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Yes, guys, those spam e-mails for Viagra or baldness cream just might be directed to you personally. So, too, are many of the other crafty come-ons clogging inboxes, trying to lure us to fake Web sites so criminals can steal our

New Hi5 Phishing Campaign - Softpedia
Sophos warns of a new phishing campaign targeting the users of the Hi5 social network. The e-mails masquerade as a friend invitation, and the contained link directs the users to a fake login page. It’s no news that identity thieves are using social

Google AdWords Isn t Perfect! Serves Up Phishing Sites & Malware - Searchengineland.com
News flash folks, Google AdWords is not perfect and can be exploited. There are times when people can go into the AdWords system and trick Google into serving up ads for phishing sites and malware downloads. Yes, this happens and happens often enough

As phishing evolves, criminals switch to malware - Australian PC World
The scammers began to see serious problems with their phishing scams sometime around April. That’s when they started realizing that more and more of their phoney “phishing” e-mails were being blocked. Security researchers had spent the previous year

Spammers get personal with ’spear phishing‘ attacks - The Independent
The latest emails for Viagra or baldness cream just might be directed to you personally, claims a new study. So, too, are many of the other crafty come-ons clogging inboxes, trying to lure us to fake websites so criminals can steal our personal

E-mail scammers target PSU with ’spear-phishing‘ - Daily Vanguard
In the final weeks of winter term, several thousand Portland State students and faculty received e-mails claiming to be from User Support Services and other IT departments within the university. While the content of the e-mails varied, the messages

‘Spear Phishing‘ Increasing - Redorbit.com
A new study by Cisco Systems Inc., found an increase of personalized spam that lures victims to fake Web sites so criminals can steal their personal information. Online identity thieves create these fake e-mails using stolen lists of email addresses

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