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Hey This User is Posting Very Bad Rumors About You – Twitter Phishing
Scams Twitter has been a target of lot of spam messages of late, but the most recent one's are pretty dangerous phishing attacks and can allow a spammer access to your Twitter username and password. Most recently Twitter phishing attacks have spread through DM messages like "You Seen What This Person is Saying About You Terrible Things" and "Somebody is Saying Real Bad Rumors About You". Read More »
German Court Rules Against a Bank Client in a Phishing Case
Tech News This case might create a new storyline in the world of phishing and let banks wash their hands off cases where they are actually guilty for lax security measures. Read More »
Anatomy of a Phishing Email
Online Security Phishing is a popular method of social engineering employed by scammers. A scammer posing as someone else uses popular communication medium such as email or telephone to contact a victim and request confidential information. This information is used for purposes such as withdrawing money illegally from the victim’s account or even identity thefts.Identifying a phishing email is easy if you keep in mind certain basic fine points. Read More »
Fake ‘Facebook Security’ Account Used to Send Phishing Messages
Social Media According to a report from the Kaspersky Lab, a new phishing attack on Facebook has been discovered that primarily attempts to steal account information of Facebook users and compromise the account. The attackers then attempt to gather the financial information including credit card data and other sensitive information from the victim. Read More »
India becomes the top source of Spam emails in Q3 2011
Online Security According to a recent report from Internet security company Kaspersky Labs, India has become the top source of spam emails for the third quarter of 2011. Read More »