Friday, May 9th, 2008 The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) on Thursday issued a warning about a phishing campaign designed to steal personal information from consumers using the promise of a tax rebate check as bait.IC3 is jointly run by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the National White Collar Crime Center, and the Bureau ...
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Monday, May 5th, 2008 So you want to bank safely online? Then ditch your computer and make the transaction via your cell phone instead.Using a mobile handset for this most sensitive online act might sound counterintuitive, given that phones are prone to being lost or stolen, but your cell phone might actually be safer ...
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Monday, April 28th, 2008 The notorious Rock Phish gang has added a new twist to its phishing exploits that doesn’t require its victim to visit a malicious Website -- instead, it just loads a malicious keylogging Trojan onto the victim’s machine that steals information or credentials.Both Trend Microand F-Secure over the past few days ...
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Friday, April 25th, 2008 Opera 9.5 Beta 2 has stepped up its security game. The browser has added fraud protection and support for EV SSL (Extended Validation Secure Sockets Layer) certificates to help prevent identity theft.Opera’s move to join the EV SSL crowd leaves Safari as the only browser without anti-phishing protection. As you ...
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Thursday, April 17th, 2008 PayPal says allowing customers to make financial transactions on unsafe browsers "is equal to a car manufacturer allowing drivers to buy one of their vehicles without seat belts."PayPal, one of the brands most spoofed in phishing attacks, is working on a plan to block its users from making transactions from ...
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