Archive for August, 2007
Protecting yourself from the popular DIY kits
0 Comments Published August 23rd, 2007 in Computer ProtectionNowadays, the whole do-it-yourself kit is becoming very popular among online criminals. For a certain free, they are able to get some of the most popular exploits for the most popular programs, which pretty much guarantees the buyer compromised computers if viewers were ever to browse the site the kit was on. Fortunately, […]
Scammers have a big opportunity now: Wells Fargo
0 Comments Published August 22nd, 2007 in Identity TheftIf you do any banking or have any financial affiliations with Wells Fargo, it’s time to tone up your personal senses for identifying threats. Recently, Wells Fargo had a widespread crash on their systems, which is one type of rare incident that criminals are constantly on the lookout for. This crash gives criminals […]
He’s 23 years old, lives in Spokane, Washington and has stolen over $1 million worth of voice minutes from a VoIP network with his partner. While this person has been captured and sent to prison, the interesting thing is he actually created a podcast which discusses how he acquired the $1 million in voice […]
How ads on online job sites have lead to 100,000 stolen identities
0 Comments Published August 20th, 2007 in Identity TheftFirst off, it wasn’t the actual businesses that run the job sites. In fact, I would bet that they didn’t even know that identities were being stolen through their website. It was actually someone who broke into the site, set up an enticing advertisement for people to click on, and installed a Trojan […]
E-Commerce Times - With that in mind, TechNewsWorld asked several security experts for their best tips in avoiding hackers when using WiFi connections. Best Practice for WiFi-Enabled Handhelds — From Richard Rushing, CSO at network security firm AirDefense Disable the
Podcast - Apple Weekly Report: Steve Jobs Stock Options, John Lennon […]
Network Computing - Think you’re too smart to get duped by a phishing scam? Are you absolutely certain you’d be able to recognize an authentic site from a scam? The Anti-virus experts at McAfee aren’t as convinced and so they’ve set up an extremely interesting
Is That a Bull’s-Eye On Your Wallet? […]
Skype Works on Software Flaw Suspected in Worldwide Outage
0 Comments Published August 19th, 2007 inWashington Post - Worldwide disruption spanning Asia , Europe , Latin America and North America began on Thursday, prompting rumors on the Web about the cause of the outage, including speculation that the service had been attacked by Russian hackers, or that the failure
Facebook net costs $5 billionNews.com.au - Hackers will no […]
WebProNews - Additionally, it reveals specific user interests, enabling hackers to design targeted malware or phishing emails that they know the user is more likely to open.” Sophos research also found that 72 percent of respondents shared one or more email
Researcher: Google Gadgets can be misused by phishersNetwork World Fusion - Unfortunately, […]
Seeing how widely successful malware continues to be, some people may wonder as to why these developers would try to use new propagation channels. The answer really lies in itself; it’s because the propagation channels are relatively new. When it comes to new technology, there will always be bugs and vulnerabilities that malware […]
San Francisco Gate - Bey IV is also facing charges of forgery, grand theft and identity theft in an alleged real-estate scam. An attorney representing Bey IV in the kidnapping case did not immediately return a call for comment today. But Oakland attorney Lorna Brown, who