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How to Prevent Phishing Scams
…rican and Egyptian authorities arresting dozens of people in an online fraud crackdown for phishing scams. Its time to revisit the fundamentals of how to prevent phishing. Nobody can do this better …
Top 5 Scams to Watch Out For
#1 Nigerian Scams: According to a Dutch study, victims of advanced-fee scams, which are also known as 419 scams or Nigerian scams, lost more than $9 billion in 2009, almost 50% more than the previous…
10 Ways To Prevent Phishing
Identity Theft Expert Robert Siciliano The Anti Phishing Working Group published a new report seeking to understand such trends by quantifying the scope of the global phishing problem, especially by …
Criminal Hackers Clean Out Bank Accounts Using Spear Phishing
ticated, more effective, and more prevalent. According to a recent study, a 52% increase in phishing scams occurred in July alone. Computerworld reports that basic phishing emails successfully led to …
Tax Related Identity Theft Scams Up 300%
…d numbers, or even pose as the IRS. Below is more information for those common and lesser-known tax scams to watch out for. Employment Identity Theft Scams: If you ever receive documentation in the…
THIEVES INITIATE NEW IDENTITY THEFT SCAMS IN TIME FOR TAX SEASON
uni-ball® teams with Identity Theft Resource Center and Identity Theft Expert Robert Siciliano to Warn Consumers of Latest Scams and Offer Anti-Theft Solutions Oak Brook, Ill. – March 4, 2009 – Tax …
Protect From Holiday Phishing Shipping Scams
d a virus or cough up names, addresses, credit card, bank info and even usernames and passwords. The scams work because at this time of the year millions of people are getting stuff in the mail and ex…
The Twelve Scams of Christmas," or Popular Online Attacks This Holiday Season Pt IV of IV
… As cybercriminals begin to take advantage of the holiday season, McAfee, Inc. revealed the “Twelve Scams of Christmas” – the twelve most dangerous online scams that computer users should be cautious…
Phishing Scam: Using the U.S. General Commander in Iraq as Phish Food
the bait. Robert Siciliano personal security expert to ADT Home Security Source discussing Facebook scams on CNN. Disclosures. …
Approaching Holidays Bring “12 Scams of Christmas”
…. So whether they’re using PCs, Macs, or mobile devices, consumers should be looking out for “The 12 Scams of Christmas”: the dozen most dangerous online scams this holiday season, as revealed by McAf…
The Twelve Scams of Christmas," or Popular Online Attacks This Holiday Season Pt I of IV
…n As cybercriminals begin to take advantage of the holiday season, McAfee, Inc. revealed the “Twelve Scams of Christmas” – the twelve most dangerous online scams that computer users should be cautious…
Beware Of 10 Tax-time Scams
We are approaching tax time. Scammers are ramped up and looking for your money. Learn these tax season scam tips and watch your back. 1. Text messaging scams or smishing a.k.a Phexting. Like phishing…
419 Scams Double, Over $9 Billion in Profits
Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert A recent study by Dutch investigation firm Ultrascan shows we are half as smart (or twice as dumb) as we were in 2008 as advanced fee scams doubled in losses …
Criminal Hackers: The Soldiers of the Web Mob
Today’s criminal hackers are very different than those who hacked for fun and fame a decade ago. Every week, I see stories about more criminals in faraway lands, making millions from various scams, e…
Phishers Getting Smarter
l and I were both nuts, and really didn’t know what I should do. We didn’t have a lot of data on 419 scams or affinity fraud back then, or at least we didn’t have reliable access to that data, s…
The 12 Scams of Christmas and Other Attacks
… cybercriminals begin to take advantage of the holiday season, be cautious. Scam I: Charity Phishing Scams Hackers take advantage of citizens’ generosity by sending e-mails that appear to be from legi…