"Chat-in-the-Middle" Phishing Attack Attempts to Steal Consumers' Data via
2009-09-16 02:00:00 A new, unique type of phishing attack targeted against online banking customers was recently discovered by the RSA FraudAction Research Lab. RSA has coined this as a "Chat-in-the-Middle" phishing attack and it is first executed through routine means but then presents a more advanced layer of perpetrating online fraud. The phishing attacks may dupe bank customers into entering their usernames and passwords into an ordinary phishing site but the addition of a bogus live chat support window can obtain even more credentials via a live chat session initiated by fraudsters.
Facebook disables 6 rogue phishing apps, but 5 more appear
2009-08-22 15:47:00 Facebook on Thursday said it had disabled six rogue apps that were stealing Facebook users’ log-in credentials and spamming people, and within hours more appeared. Five more of the apps appeared on Thursday, called "Friends," "Friends Gifts," "Matching," "Pok," and "Your Photos," according to an updated blog post by Trend Micro researcher Rik Ferguson. Facebook ...
Geheime computer hack en phishing pagina’s onbekend
2009-07-24 10:43:00 Je onderburen kunnen zien wat jij op je computer doet en meeste internetbezoekers weten niet wanneer ze op phishing pagina’s zitten.
By: SpyBlog
Does (Spam|Phishing) Filtering == Email Censoring?
2009-07-14 15:32:00 I was reading about the Gmail Labs option to display a key icon if the sender's domain is signed using DKIM and the sender is eBay or PayPal. This allows you to quickly verify if the email is legitimate by looking at the icon. Now it apparently takes some work for a domain to be ...
By: ComputerDefense
Phishing fai da te
2009-06-24 00:17:00 In ambito informatico il phishing (”spillaggio (di dati sensibili)”, in italiano) è una attività illegale che sfrutta una tecnica di ingegneria sociale, ed è utilizzata per ottenere l’accesso a informazioni personali o riservate con la finalità del furto di identità mediante l’utilizzo delle comunicazioni elettroniche, soprattutto messaggi di posta elettronica fasulli o messaggi istantanei, ma ...
By: PocaCola blog
Phishing in Troubled Waters
2009-04-12 15:51:00 No matter how carefully we maintain vigilance over the malware that populates cyberspace, the scammers have become ever-more sophisticated, to the point where their bogus pages look almost identical to the legitimate sites they pretend to be. How often do you encounter phishing in your day-to-day ac
Understanding Phishing in Plain English
2009-03-01 15:22:00 The folks over at commoncraft have brought us another of their awesome videos, helping the world understand things. This one teaches us what Phising means, and why it is a dangerous thing to watch out for. EnjoyRead More...
Phishing Attacks Rise Dramatically in 2008
2009-02-20 04:15:00 Robert Siciliano - Identity Theft Expert Stupid people get hooked by phishers. You have to be a complete idiot to get sucked into a scam email that has typos making requests that are geared toward naïve simple minded pea brain fools. Right? So why have phishing attacks risen dramatically in 2008? That?s 66% higher than in ...
New Phishing Kits Hit the Market: Trojan HTML Injections Now for Sale
2009-01-06 01:00:00 The economic lifecycle of the underground fraud community functions very similarly to the world of legitimate business. Online fraudsters have supply chains, third-party outsourcers, vendors, and online forums where people with skills and people with opportunities to commit fraud can find each other. The underground fraud supply chain is becoming more technically and operationally sophisticated, and we’ve coined this “Fraud-as-a-Service&rdquo-; or “FaaS”. FaaS consists of services for advanced hosting, Trojan infection kits and cashout services – all for sale within the fraudster underground.
¡Cuidado! Ofrecen recargas gratis de Vodafone como anzuelo de 'phishing'
2009-01-01 10:04:00 Si eres usuario de Vodafone no puedes dejar de leer esta información porque puede resultar de tu interés. Está circulando un mensaje de correo electrónico que, bajo el slogan ?Recarga tu Vodafone en estas Fiestas y recibe el doble de saldo?, dirige a una página web que no es la oficial y cuyo objetivo es captar los datos de la tarjeta de crédito del usuario.¿Cómo darse cuenta de esta estafa? El mail tiene como remitente a Vodafone España con la dirección info@vodafone.es. El contenido del mensaje es una única imagen y consiste en un texto que ofrece el doble de saldo durante el mes en curso para las recargas realizadas a través de la supuesta página web de Voafone, que en realidad no lo es, detalla la web Canal PDA. Además, para corrobar que se trata de algo ?turbio? se muestra la ilustración de un iPhone 3G con logotipos de Vodafone, cuando en realidad esta operadora nunca ha comercializado el teléfono de Apple en el mercado español.En la imagen también figura la dirección web www....
Five ways to avoid phishing scams
2008-12-10 15:57:00 We've all gotten the emails that seem to be from a financial institution that we may or may not be associated with. While the novelty has worn off and more consumers are well aware of these scams, criminals are getting smarter and savvier by the day and so it's not always easy to spot potential scams. Here are some top tips that we suggest you follow to prevent yourself from getting caught out by a phishing attempt. Escalate any potential e-mails from banks you have accounts with by phone In the hundreds of potential spam emails you get, if you do get an e-mail from an institution that you have an account with, avoid clicking on the links. Especially if the e-mail suggests a problem of need for verification, you're best to call up a banker at the company directly: they will be able to tell you if the inquiry is legitimate, and, if so, can help you resolve the problem. Make sure the phone number you use is the one you know is genuine and a direct connection to the bank – safel...
By: Bull3t's Blog
How to Foil 'Phishing' Scarms
2008-12-03 16:35:00 From Scientific American: Over just a few weeks, I received e-mail messages from several banks warning me that my online banking services were in danger of being deactivated, from eBay telling me that I needed to change my password, from Apple complaining that I had unpaid bills fo
Gone Phishing
2008-11-16 06:44:00 Apple introduced the latest version of Safari one of my favorite browsers. One important feature that was dropped until now is phishing protection, I don’t mean the sport of drowning worms, I mean scams which are used to try to find out your passwords or used for identity theft. I you have installed Apple’s Safari ...
Phishing is bad, BOOOOOO
2008-10-24 03:56:00 One of the blogs I follow and have mentioned here is Common Craft Blog by Lee Lefever. Lee just released a new video on phishing scams? I can always tell when I get a scam email and they ask me to log on and verify information. Most of the time it is from banks and I know I don't have an account there. I got one not to long ago and it was from a bank that I do have an account at. I called them up before I submitted the information. Yes, it was a phishing scam. They informed me to always log on to my account from the web site NOT the email. Here is the video by Common Craft blog that I think you will learn from. As Lee says in his video there is nothing wrong with doing internet banking as long as you go to their site, and not them come to you in a email.
Banks are not the only target for phishing
2008-09-12 19:30:00 It’s not just banks that hackers deploy phishing attacks against; it has been seen that hackers also deploy attacks against other payment processing services such as MoneyGram, Equifax, Western Union, etc as a way of gaining profit through harvesting personal details.
Banks Should be Liable for Phishing
2008-09-12 08:10:00 Phishing is emerging in India as a major concern for the Banking industry. The recent revelation from a security agency that security in 88 Indian Banks have been compromised at one time or the other in recent days places an alarming question on the security of the Indian Banking systems. While Banks are shortchanging their customers ...
Phishing che fa scompisciare
2008-08-27 18:15:00 Bonasera Cliente Se non riceviamo le informazioni entro il 27 agosto 2008, saremo costretti a sospendere il Suo conto per un periodo indefinito, come se fosse stato usato in scopi fraudolenti. La ringraziamo per la Sua cooperazione in questo problema. Per confirmare i dati del Suo conto Online Banking cliccare sul seguente link: https://titolari.cartasi.it/por-tal/server.pt La ringraziamo per la Sua ...
By: PocaCola blog
Report Reveals That Internet Fraud Threatens E-Commerce
2008-08-24 18:54:00 The Center for American Progress just released a report indicating that not enough is being done to protect the public from fraud on the Internet. It’s also warning that the convenience, choices and lower prices enjoyed by Internet users are at risk because of this. They report reveals that high levels of fraud and abuse may ...
Breaking News Alerts Phishing Scam
2008-08-15 06:58:00 Updated August 15:I haven't read about this yet, but in the past week or so, I have gotten some sort of phishing scam coming from CNN Breaking News Alerts and MSNBC Breaking News Alerts.They look very professional and seem like they are coming from CNN and MSNBC themselves. But I never signed up for either, so I figured it must a phishing attempt. I went to the page to change my settings to stop getting the newsletters that I never even signed up for in the first place, and it looked just like the CNN webpage. Good job, guys!A few days later, Google started marking these CNN News Alerts for me as phishing attempts. Now it's marking these hazy MSNBC alerts the same way. It turns out that both the CNN Breaking News Alerts and the MSNBC Breaking News Alerts were indeed phishing scams!Meantime, watch out for CNN News Alerts or MSNBC News Alerts coming to your mailbox when you never signed up for either one. Neither actual site is going to sign you up for breaking news alerts without ...
By: Robert Lindsay
Google, Yahoo!, Beware Account Phishing Scams
2008-06-06 02:56:00 A post on SE Round Table on Google Adwords Phishing Scams is quite timely; more so as I received a similar one for Yahoo! Search Marketing in the morning batch of emails. I don’t know how many people fall for these phishing emails, I guess if they catch one or two out it makes it worth ...
Phishing pe RAC
2008-06-04 23:18:00 Attention RAC Users: Phishing Scheme on RAC site. Last week there were 3 bid requests that were posted and contained a link that was supposed to go to the buyer's site. The link actually brought up a fake RAC login screen. This person used this to try to capture login information for RAC users. If you think you may have been a victim of this phishing scheme, you should immediately change your login information and contact RAC. Remember that you will never be asked for your RAC login information if you are going to a link outside of RAC. If you see anything suspicious please contact us immediately. Aten?ia celor care vor s? ob?in? bani u?or ?i ilegal s-a îndreptat ?i c?tre site-ul Rent A Coder , o platform? de pia?? virtual? pentru vânz?torii de servicii de web ?i cump?r?tori. Mai remarc ?i faptul c? pe site-ul respectiv, România este reprezentat de c?tre un num?r impresionant de programatori web ?i majoritatea presteaz? servicii de nivel înalt. Dac? verifica?i clasame...
By: HENRICH
Del Phishing bancario a la pesca de adsense
2008-06-04 19:12:00 Parece que los responsables del phishing de cuentas bancarias no tienen suficiente con intentar pescar entre los usuarios de entidades financieras y ahora les está dando por probar métodos alternativos como intentar pescar entre los usuarios de las cuentas de adsense. Os dejo un pantallazo de un email que he recibido para cazar a los ...
By: Gurusblog
Inician ataque de Phishing contra iTunes
2008-05-27 18:50:00 Ciberdelincuentes intentan obtener números de tarjetas de crédito y otra información personal de los usuarios de iTunes afirmando que éstos deben actualizar sus informaciones de pago.
Condannato a non pubblicare piu? video su internet
2008-05-27 14:34:00 Andrew Kellett, 23enne inglese, è stato condannato da un giudice a non pubblicare piu’ video su internet, in attesa dell’udienza prevista per il 15 Luglio. Lo "stolto" si divertiva a pubblicare su YouTube, i propri video riguardanti corse automobilistiche illegali, uso di droghe, furti ed altri comportamenti illeciti. Non si può chiamare altro che idiota, semplicemente ...
Careful - They Want Your Adwords Account [Phishing]
2008-05-26 13:54:00 BEWARE!!!! There are emails out there that are phishing for your Google Adwords account information. The email looks something like this: Dear Google AdWords customer! In order to confirm your contact details, please click the link below: http://www.google.com/accounts/-VE/?service=adwords&c=36264-0971868568693100880184510804927-508349693922162&id=04267902- This should take you directly to the Google AdWords Form. Thank you for choosing AdWords. We look forward to providing you with the ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Careful - They Want Your Adwords Account [Phishing]", url: "http://ozlady.com/2008/05/26/c-areful-they-want-your-adwords-a-ccount-phishing/" });
International Phishing Gang, nailed with a little teamwork!
2008-05-26 02:46:00 I suppose it’s big news when a phishing gang gets caught. Sadly, few of them ever seem to get nabbed, or prosecuted. Phishing is a crime that is committed across borders with the click of a mouse, or “bot,” which makes investigating and prosecuting this type of crime, slightly challenging. Saying that, the times might be ...
Bigmouthmedia research reveals rise of Google Phishing - 24-7PressRelease.c
2008-05-25 14:59:00 Bigmouthmedia research reveals rise of Google Phishing - 24-7PressRelease.com– Bigmouthmedia warn that online fraudsters are targeting Google AdWords users — /24-7PressRelease/ - EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, May 25, 2008 - Bigmouthmedia has warned that online fraudsters are targeting Google AdWords users in an attempt to steal SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Bigmouthmedia research reveals rise of Google Phishing - 24-7PressRelease.com", url: "http://top-dollar-website.com/-articles/bigmouthmedia-research--reveals-rise-of-google-phishin-g-24-7pressreleasecom.html" });
By: Top Dollar Blog
Il Phishing attaca iTunes
2008-05-23 04:12:00 L’impennata di vendite dei prodotti tecnologici in casa Apple come i pc Mac,gli iPhone e iPod non l’hanno risparmiata dall’attacco dei phisher che finora, data la scarsa utenza, hanno lasciato in pace gli utenti di iTunes. Da questo lunedi hanno iniziato a circolare mail-truffa che segnalando all’utente un problema con l’account, li invitano ad effettuare il login cliccando ...
Hugo Chavez è morto? No, è un virus
2008-05-16 11:49:00 Non hanno più idee questi virus writer, o meglio stanno davvero spremendo le loro meningi per trovare trappole infime ove nascondere le loro malignità. Infatti, da Panda Security arriva una news che ha dell’incredibile! Sostengono di avere rilevato un messaggio di posta elettronica in circolazione che comunica la falsa notizia della morte del presidente del ...
Reasonable Anti-phishing 2.1
2008-05-15 13:21:00 Download this free Reasonable Anti-phishing program, it will help you to detects possible fake web sites to protect your bank account, credit card information and online account like PayPal, eBay, Citibank and HSBC. Reasonable Anti-phishing also detects fraud web site in emails and web pages. Features: * Visual detective: detect phishing instantly prior to user report * Proactively ...
By: daily freeware
Craigslist Countersues eBay For Deception And Phishing
2008-05-14 03:32:00 Craigslist Countersues eBay For Deception And PhishingCEO Jim Buckmaster claims eBay placed on Google ads that purported to direct users to Craigslist but instead sent them to Kijiji, a competitor owned by eBay.http://www.informationweek-.com/...
FBI Reports Tax Stimulus Phishing Campaign Underway
2008-05-12 12:24:00 The FBI Cyber Investigations Division issued a press release that spammers are phishing for people’s personal details using the tax stimulus program as bait. The Federal Bureau of Investigation warns consumers of recently reported spam e-mail purportedly from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) which is actually an attempt to steal consumer information. The e-mail advises the ...
Flaw Turns Gmail Into Spamming Machine
2008-05-12 04:19:00 Uh boy. The spammers are at it again. From CNET: A “serious security flaw” in Gmail turns Google’s e-mail service into a spamming machine, according to a recent security report. INSERT, the Information Security Research Team, has created a proof of concept that exploits the “trust hierarchy” that exists between mail service providers. By exploiting a flaw in ...
Un nou atac de tip phishing la BRD
2008-05-10 02:23:00 Dup? scandalul cardurilor Millenium de la Bancpost, urmeaz? un atac asupra cline?ilor b?ncii BRD. Clien?ii acestei b?nci au primit în cursul zilei de ieri (9 mai 2008) un email prin care erau invita?i s? participe la un sondaj de opinie ( am primit ?i eu mesajul dar din p?cate l-am ?ters înainte s? scriu acest articol ). Atacul ho?ilor s-a materalizat printr-un domeniu web fantom? care a clonat perfect adresa www.brd.ro, iar cei care urmeaz? mesajul ?i se înscriu la acest sondaj sunt îndemna?i s?-?i treac? pe un formular datele de identificare, precum ?i informa?ii cu privire la accesul în conturile de?inute la BRD. Aceste informa?ii sunt trimise instantaneu c?tre o adres? de e-mail, sondaj@brd.ro , de unde intr? în posesia ho?ilor. În mai pu?in de dou? luni asta este al doilea atac masiv la care sunt supu?i clien?ii BRD. ?Sistemul de monitorizare al BRD- Groupe Société Générale a detectat si raportat imediat tentativa de phishing, site-ul fiind închis. Tentativa de ph...
By: HENRICH
Phishing Campaign Targets Tax Rebate Checks
2008-05-09 23:02:00 Phishing Campaign Targets Tax Rebate ChecksThe phishing messages claim that the fasted way to receive one's economic stimulus tax rebate is through direct deposit and include a Web link to an online submission form.http://www.informationweek-....
Phishing and the Phishers
2008-05-09 15:22:00 Ever since I got to blogging, I keep on receiving emails about winning a lottery, asking for help on money laundering, seeking for someone to process their money then a big commission and now another email sent to me that my Paypal account is currently flagged to "Limited Access". I actually received this kind of emails for so many times already but I keep on ignoring them. I'm thinking that who will believe this kind of scam. How can I win if I was not able to join a certain lottery. How can I lost my money on american bank or swiss banks if I don't have any account on that bank.This kind of email attacks for the purpose of getting your confidential information, deceiving you to send your own information is commonly known as phishing. It's really fishy. Phishers try to lure you on their fake websites which serves as a trap for you. Emails send to you will look so legitimate that if you're not that careful, you might get into their trap and give your information. A...
Phishing & ScamPages Kits
2008-05-07 17:26:00 Nowadays launching a phishing attack or creating an online service fake website is quite an easy task for anybody. There is no need for advanced technical knowledge or significant financial resources.Generally we tend to relate phishing only to fake webs of banking entities. However, there are also kits related to other online services such as Gmail, Yahoo, Youtube, Fotolog, Hi5, etc… as we have commented in a previous post.It is possible to find information or even instructions of how to use these kits and how to carry out the attacks in forums, blogs, online videos, etc. Additionally, sometimes not only you can find the instructions but the tools themselves for free. Below you can see some examples of the availability of these kits: The way these kits work is similar whether the attack is launched against a banking entity or any other service. Using a mass mailing tool, a fake message -which passes itself off as the real entity or service-, is sent to a wide ...
By: PandaLabs Blog
New Moneybookers Email Phishing Scam
2008-05-06 10:36:00 What is an email phishing scam? In brief, a ‘phishing’ email is one that pretends to be from a company or bank like eBay, PayPal, Moneybookers etc, and which asks you, (for various reasons), to enter your account data, such as login details or to click on a link provided in such scam email. These scams are ...
Phishing
2008-04-30 19:58:00 As a person who spends lot of time in the net, we should be more vigilant or think like a ninja perhaps . Lots of smart bait available online and you should be very careful enough to avoid this trap or else you might wonder one day that your paypal, ebay and credit cards ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Phishing", url: "http://rhyan.net/2008/04/30/ph-ishing/" });
By: Rhyan dot Net
You can NEVER BE TOO CAREFUL when it comes to PHISHING
2008-04-29 22:37:00 Notice the caps in the title of this post. You can never be too careful when it comes to Phishing. As the Wikipedia link suggests: “Phishing is an attempt to criminally and fraudulently acquire sensitive information, such as usernames, passwords and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication“ This ...
By: Habitually Good
How to protect your Rapidshare Premium Account from Phishing
2008-04-27 18:50:00 Recently i encountered a strange thing! my friend’s Rapidshare account got phished but fortunately he was able to change his account password in time and prevent further misuse. Below are few steps and safety precautions that you can do to not get owned! 1) Phishers normally phish using link protectors that hides the real download links of ...
Nuovo pericolo su Windows Live Messenger: MyCoolFriends
2008-04-27 05:46:00 C’è un nuovo pericolo per gli utenti di Windows Live Messenger! Mi è appena arrivato da un mio contatto offline, un link abbastanza sospetto. A differenza delle minacce passate di Msn, questa non ha scritte aggiuntive oltre al link. Quest’ultimo ha la seguente struttura: http://emailcontatto.very.co0ol-things.info, quindi se il malcapitato avrà come email delfinsblog@hotmail.com, il link ...
Spammer, Sharp Like Beach Ball
2008-04-25 03:15:00 Wow, how stupid do they think I am? It’s a rhetorical question wise guy. Here’s a phishing email that I received this evening. ————-212;—– From: Chianelli, Russell R. Date: Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 8:05 PM Subject: UNICEF ORGANISATION DONATION AWARDED PIN NUMBERS U-777-1815, D-01-47 CONTACT INFOS (**********@yahoo.com.hk) To: undisclosed-recipients UNICEF ORGANISATION DONATION. Unicef Organisation Concern. The Unicef Orgnasation, Would like ...
Google advierte a los usuarios de los intentos de phishing
2008-04-22 08:26:00 Cada año el número de intentos de phishing continúa creciendo cada año… hasta la Wikipedia nos dice que alrededor de 100 mil millones de mensajes de spam (desde junio del 2007) se están enviando todos los días… lo que quiere decir que es el 85% de los mensajes que recibe un usuario. Por ello ya existen ...
Big phishing problem bears fruit at Toorcon (and hes dead, Jim)
2008-04-21 14:57:00 IT Blogwatch – Its IT Blogwatch: in which many ISP subscribers could have been at risk of undetectable phishing attacks for 18 months. Not to mention analytics, according to Captain Kirk… Robert McMillan reports: A vulnerability in servers used by EarthLink to handle mistyped Web page requests may have allowed attackers to launch undetectable phishing attacks against any Internet site, according to a noted Internet security researcher … read more
iPhone?s Safari browser simplifies phishing, researchers say
2008-04-20 04:01:00 iPhoneWorld.ca . .According to Yuan Niu, Francis Hsu, and Hao Chen from University of California who presented a report at Usability, Psychology, and Security Conference 2008 in San Francisco, iPhone’s Safari browser, along with the Nintendo Wii’s Opera browser, simplify phishing. “Phishing” is a process used by many Internet criminals to collect personal information ...
By: iPhone World
Corporate Suits Targeted In Spear Phishing Attack!
2008-04-19 12:39:00 The mainstream media is reporting that the Phishermen attempted to spear a large number of corporate executive types this week. This form of phishing is referred to as spear phishing, or whaling. The intent of phishing is to trick an unwary human being into giving up sensitive personal or financial information, which is later used to ...
Atención: Phishing del ScotiaBank por email
2008-04-17 14:29:00 A continuación les muestro este mensaje falso que he recibido hoy supuestamente enviado por el Scotiabank. Cuidado con estos mensajes, sólo me falta recibir uno del BHD para completar la colección de los bancos más grandes del paÃs....¿y qué dicen las autoridades al respecto? nada, de seguro están muy ocupados en politica.
Phishing Emails hit YSM and Google Adwords
2008-04-17 11:57:00 It happened before and probably many people are aware of it, but some phishing emails have hit Yahoo Search Marketing and Google Adwords in US and Australia.What is itPhishing emails or Spoofing emails aim at pretending to be an authority (Yahoo or Google) with the purpose of fraudulently collecting some private information such as passwords or credit cards details. Beware of what you receiveThe phishing emails targeting Yahoo Search Marketing in Australia, ask you to change your password by clicking on a link. The link actually redirects to a spoofed website that will collected your personal information. In the US, the phishing emails ask you to renew your account and inform you that your account has been suspended and will be deleted if you do not provide your credit card details.Some spoof emails targeting Google AdWords have also been received in Australia and United States using similar strategies. They ask you to update your billing information in order to re-activate your acc...
whodeletedme.net :BEAWARE OF THIS PHISHING SITE
2008-04-16 19:14:00 who deleted me is a site that says that they will tell who has blocked or deleted your hotmail ID. but its fake. really. see what has happened to people who fell for it left side. I also got an invitation from someone who logged in using this phishing site to check who has blocked me. I knew it was a trick cause there is no way a site like this could not get the details of who has blocked me.
By: sensibleguy
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