Tag Archives: phishing scam

This past holiday season showed that spending in brick and mortar stores was significantly off targeted projects. People just weren’t spending as much money in the malls and department stores. However every single study of consumer spending did show that …

This week, a phishing attack landed in the inboxes of several US government agencies, spoofing the US government’s cyber security watchdog and response agency. Complete with attachments, the e-mail’s payload was a nasty little virus that has already been tracked …

In Part 2 of our look at what you can expect in the coming year, faint rumblings out of Japan suggest that one prediction from Part 1 of this article has already come true. If the very real prospect of …

University students in the United Kingdom and their parents should be on the lookout for emails purporting to be from the Student Loans Company. Responsible for administering the thousands of government loans for higher education taken out by UK students …

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and what better way to take a look back at the year in spam than poke a little fun at the moronic state of the crap that invades our inboxes? In a …

A variety of phishing attacks are pounding the net this month. While some claim phishing may be a dying art, as long as there are people foolish enough to fall for the scams, phishers will stick around. Here’s a look …

Think you know everything there is to know about phishing? Think you know how to protect yourself and your users from phishing attacks? Think again. Here are some common beliefs about phishing that just aren’t true. 1.  All phishing attacks come …

In a world where the only thing standing between us and the spammers, phishers and hackers is a little piece of tunneling security that keeps IT admins dreaming about warm and snuggly things, the idea of that security being breached …

Phishing scams are more popular than ever. Here’s a look at the latest phishing news for September: 1. Romanian Authorities Cracking Down on Phishing 2. Mitsubishi Hit By Spear Phishing Attack 3. Over 400 Go Daddy Sites Pummeled by Phishers 4. Melbourne Bank’s Twitter …

MobileMe users beware, spear phishers hoping to capitalize on the hype around Apple’s imminent release of its iCloud service are starting to target people on Apple’s current service hoping to transition to the new offering. Apple has already announced that …