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Facebook and scammers

in Sox First, on November 6, 2009

...down on scammers. It's not before time, given the publicity and uproar. We've had instances like phishing campaigns where users are robbed of their Facebook user names and passwords, we've had in...

Schon gesehen? - Neues Umweltschadensgesetz - EG Richtlinie 2004/35/EG

in Das Jura Weblog, on 29.10.09

...fonverbindung war analog. Heute verwenden wir ISDN und das Internet und müssen uns mit Phishing herumschlagen. Gerald Spindler lehrt an der Universität Göttingen Bürgerliches Recht, Handels- und Wirt...

Seen that? - Phishing attacks primer for consumers

in The Social Networking Weblog, on October 26, 2009

... Phishing attacks primer for consumers at The Social Networking Weblog Spam, viruses, worms and Trojans cause a lot of trouble when they show up in ...

Seen that? - Top online scams to avoid

in Home Based Business, on October 21, 2009

...on their earnings of something that you will need to [...] Read More The anatomy of a phishing scam at Business Computer Blog (UK) So you mi...

DJ Hero track list: 100 songs, 93 mash-ups

in Wangtam, on 2009-10-10

...s, 93 mash-ups • Robert Kubica 加盟 Renault F1 车队 • Gmail Tries to Help Users Avoid Phishing Scams • Choosing a smart password • doubleTwist Unveils An Alternative To The iTunes Music Store, Pow...

Open-Source Software für das Büro II

in Business Computer Blog (DE), on 26.08.09

... nützliche Funktionen erweitern kann. Zudem hat der Browser einen sehr guten, integrierten Phishing-Schutz. Mozilla Firefox läuft sowohl auf Windows, als auch Mac OS X und Linux. GIMP GIMP ist e...

The anatomy of a phishing scam

in Business Computer Blog (UK), on August 12, 2009

... © S.Zelov So you might have heard the term "phishing" floating around. Its not at all about scaly creatures who live under water (though the some think scammers are cold-blooded). It ...

Open Source Tipp: Mozilla Firefox

in Business Computer Blog (DE), on 03.08.09

...Und der Firefox kommt mit vielen wichtigen Features: Tab-Funktion, Lesezeichen (Bookmarks), Phishing - & Malware-Schutz, Passwort-Manager, Popup-Blogger und automatische Updates - eben alles was ...

Two New Google Trends Features

in Wangtam, on 2009-07-15

... Tweets • Friendlyin • Discover the Science of Health | Highlight HEALTH • The Pioneer Woman - Ree Drummond • Grabies! • bulbstorm | Transform Your Innovation Ideas Into Opportunity! • Job...

WLM Safe: Windows Live Messenger 防病毒脚本

in Wangtam, on 2009-07-01

名称: WLM Safe 简介:Windows Live Messenger 防病毒脚本

Install OS X On SD Card

in Wangtam, on 2009-07-01

...versation • WARNING: Twittersblogs is Another Twitter Phishing Scam • YouTube Launches Reporters'Center, Wants To School Citizen Journalists In Better News Reporting • Web based Project Mana...

A Cybersecurity Czar

in Bizinformer, on June 6, 2009

...ll get mugged online. I've had my eBay account highjacked, had to close a checking account over phishing schemes I fell for, and seen viruses shut me down for a few days. I think a cybersecurity c...

Wurde Steve Jobs tatsächlich das Opfer eines Hackers?

in Pimp your Mac, on 19.05.09

...in0co" behauptet, dass der Apple-Chef Steve Jobs ihm auf den Leim gegangen sei. Mit einer Phishing-Mail will der mysteriöse Hacker Steve Jobs die Zugangsdaten zu seinem Amazon-Konto entlockt ha...

WinRAR 3.90 beta 1

in Wangtam, on 2009-05-03

...say • Windows 7 Release Candidate 1 impressions, insights, and expectations • New Phishing Attack Spreading On Facebook. This Time From FBstarter (Updated) • 微软正寻觅全球网络销售部门新负责人 • Time's 100...

H.P. Labs Pulls Out the Measuring Stick

in Wangtam, on 2009-05-02

...h Social Media • Yahoo! Layoffs Begin • Phishing Attack Underway At Facebook. Don't Sign In To Fbaction.net • Google Book Search settlement will expand access • MyBlogSpark • Choose (and...

4月9日web 2.0新服务推荐

in WappBlog, on 2009-04-10

(1) Barcode Label Printer -免费的条形码生成服务。生成的条形码可以被手机或者正常的条形码扫描器读取。 (2) HotelCalculator -本服务适合在美人士,通过Booking.com, HotelClub.com, ActiveHotels.com等网站进行酒店价格对比。 (3) Origami -如果你喜欢折纸的话,可以来这个网站看一看哟。这里有上百个可以打印的简单这只教程提供给大家。 (4) Revizr - 又一个在线编辑网站,支持Word,OpenOffice,HTML和任何富文本文档。上传后可以编辑加分享。 (5) Soni...

WagerLog: Track Your Gambling Stats

in Wangtam, on 2009-02-27

...o Leave Yahoo • Hulu 成名后的尴尬:与 CBS 等合作伙伴撕破脸皮 • Gmail phishing attack hits on heels of outage • New in Labs: Browser title bar tweaks • Easy-CV.com | my online resume • Flock O' Tweets - g...

Be Alert, Work At Home Scams Are On The Rise!

in Home Based Business, on January 20, 2009

...g, and it's a felony. The scammers are sending you funds obtained fraudulently, usually through phishing schemes or fake Ebay auctions. In the variation involving actual goods, most often they wer...

Don't Break The Chain!

in Wangtam, on 2009-01-06

...tter • What FriendFeed Needs to Do To Grow and Keep New Users • The Secret Origins of Clippy: Microsoft's Bizarre Animated Character Patents ...

Microsoft will NOT do their own phone anytime soon

in Wangtam, on 2008-11-27

...• Microsoft will NOT do their own phone anytime soon • Gmail security and recent phishing activity • keyboardr • DubmeNow • The Light Crisp SEO Friendly URL Shortening Service • Product Rev...

Newman-Dailey: Destin Vacation Rentals

in Wangtam, on 2008-11-16

... Been a Phishing Scam, But It Was Fascinating • Tigerbow: Send a Gift by Email & Facebook • How Old Is Your Work Computer? • IBM must put up $3 million in Papermaster case • Revenge Of The...

Get Out and Vote!

in I got Spam?!, on November 3, 2008

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Jon Helgason Hey everyone, no matter how busy your business may be, take the time to get out and vote tomorrow. This is perhaps the most important presidential election in history and the outcome will affect us all one way or the other. Don't sit back thinking...

Major Cybercrime Site Shut Down

in I got Spam?!, on October 18, 2008

...um allowed cyberthieves to buy and sell stolen banking details and credit card numbers obtained via phishing scams and website hacks. It also served as a learning tool, providing information on how to...

Avoiding Phishing Scams

in I got Spam?!, on October 12, 2008

...Here is a good video with some basics on how to avoid falling for a phishing scam! ...

Economic Crisis May Lead to Increase in Scams

in I got Spam?!, on October 6, 2008

...nes and prey on worried consumers. Troubled bank Wachovia has already been used as the subject of a phishing spam. In fact, as the country's financial woes began to deepen last month, the number o...

Financial Crisis A Boon For Phishers

in I got Spam?!, on September 25, 2008

The financial crisis is a prime target for phishers who are using it in their latest scams. Here's an interesting video that explains the new scam and how to protect yourself.

My bootstrapping tools

in BootStrapMe, on September 14, 2008

...he sheer volume of readers that can be attracted to your website. Drawbacks include anti-phishing tools that are also knocking down the community's effectiveness as a traffic builder for outside s...

Homebanking: Sorgfalt und Haftung

in Das Jura Weblog, on 12.09.08

...und die Telefonverbindung war analog. Heute verwenden wir ISDN und das Internet und müssen uns mit Phishing herumschlagen. Gerald Spindler lehrt an der Universität Göttingen Bürgerliches Recht, Hand...

Google Chrome Beta Browser available for Download

in The Smart PDA, on September 2, 2008

...sion. -It has a tab centric interface -It uses sandboxing to prevent malware -It includes an anti-phishing features -It uses a new JavaScript implementation to provide optimun web performance -It in...

Understanding and Fighting Malware Part 3

in I got Spam?!, on August 20, 2008

Here is part 3 of this very informative presentation!

Understanding and Fighting Malware Part 2

in I got Spam?!, on August 16, 2008

Here is part 2 of this outstanding presentation. Watch and learn!

警惕!orkut钓鱼邮件

in GSeeker, on 2008-07-26

  这么热的夏天,钓鱼也不怕晒成酱油,在 Gmail钓鱼邮件 爆发不久,现在我们又荣幸的迎来了orkut的钓鱼邮件。   这个是貌似Orkut的一个好友发来的Orkut贺卡:      请注意,要看这个贺卡需要输入的网址是googlepages的,不是orkut的。   <<http://orkult.greetingslogin. googlepages.com >>   这个页面然后要求你输入你的用户名和密码      谁都知道不要在Google.com以外输入用户名和密码。照理说,Gmail有危险邮件的提醒功能的,那么,这个Email是怎么逃过了...

How To Make Your Users Hate You

in Wangtam, on 2008-07-22

...tarting • Mix Turtle - The Music Search Engine • WikiForUs: Wikipedia for You and Me • New car videos - Motorguru .com • Flexigrid - Data Grid Entry • MyBestFareFinder .com - for the fairest...

419 Spammers At It Again

in I got Spam?!, on July 3, 2008

...nd one of the most widespread on the internet-and now the scammers have added a new twist. They use phishing tactics to take over web based email accounts and then send their spam to every addr...

New Types of Spam on the Rise

in I got Spam?!, on June 21, 2008

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 6251275 Symantec has issued a warning about two new types of spam hitting the net. The first takes advantage of the disaster victims in China and myanmar . It pretends to be a solicitation letter asking for donations to help the victims. The link in...

Victims of Internet Fraud Being Targeted By Spammers

in I got Spam?!, on June 10, 2008

... A new wave of phishing spam is hitting the net. This time, it's targeting victims of Internet fraud. The emails. which claim to be from the UK Government and Internet Crime Complaint Center, o...

Microsoft's CAPTCHA Successfully Cracked

in I got Spam?!, on May 31, 2008

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 4598913 Researchers at the School of Computing Science, Newcastle University, Englandm, have announced they've successfully cracked Microsoft's CAPTCHA system, which is used on services like Windows Live and Hotmail. The researchers claim an amazing...

40 Charged In Phishing Scheme

in I got Spam?!, on May 30, 2008

...to courtesy of iStockphoto, Rich Legg U.S. and Romanian authorities have busted an international phishing scheme that is responsible for the theft of thousands of credit and debit card numbers. 40 ...

FBI Issues Phishing Warning

in I got Spam?!, on May 24, 2008

...er will delay the issuance of the rebate check. One example of this IRS spam e-mail message is as follows: "Over 130 million Americans will receive refunds as part of President Bush's progr... ... © Yong Hian Lim The FBI has issued a warning about a new spam attack. The spams, which are phishing attempts are designed to look like official correspondence from the IRS. Here is their offici...

VoIP-Konto für 17 US-Dollar

in Das VOIP Weblog, on 21.05.08

© Antonio Pardo Wie teuer ist eigentlich ein komplett eingerichtetes VoiP- konto ? Die Antwort lautet: 17 US-Dollar und zwar auf dem Online-Schwarzmarkt. Dabei handelt es sich natürlich um gestohlene Accounts von Privatkunden, die allzu sorglos mit der VoIP-Telefonie umgehehen. Hierzu X...

Google Spams Adsense Members

in I got Spam?!, on May 14, 2008

...ber they sent out another mass email asking members to update their tax info, prompting fears of a phishing attack. The email should have gone to only a select few-instead it went to everyone who had ...

Cybercrime primer

in Sox First, on May 3, 2008

... Phishing. E-bank theft. Spoofing. Botnets. All terms describing different forms of cybercrime. Some good details in this piece of research from Stan Kratchman, Jacob Smith and L. Murphy Smith fro...

Spam King Loses Again

in I got Spam?!, on May 1, 2008

...t another lawsuit . This one was a brought against him by MySpace, which sued him after he used a phishing scheme to gain unauthorized access to thousands of MySpace accounts, then used them to spam ...

Google Offers Tips on Fighting Spam

in I got Spam?!, on April 25, 2008

© Mzelle Biscotte Matt Cutts, the head of Google's webspam team, was at at the recent Web 2.0 Expo offering some tips to help users who manage websites fight back against spam. "Spammers are human," Cutts said. "You have the power to raise their blood pressure. Make them sp...

McAfee To Conduct Massive Spam Survey

in I got Spam?!, on April 5, 2008

© freezelight McAfee is conducting a massive experiment that involves volunteers using new laptops to respond to every single piece of spam they receive, sign up for competitions, make purchases online, and more. Called Spammed Persistently All Month , it will last 30 days. Records of their a...

U.S. Army Enters Spam Business

in I got Spam?!, on April 4, 2008

...tly when it sent out bogus emails to thousands of servicemen to test how susceptible they were to phishing attacks. The emails claimed to be from the Army Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation C...

March Spam Statistics

in I got Spam?!, on April 4, 2008

...remained low, accounting for just 0.07% of all emails. The top 5 virus families in March were: 1 - phishing: 77.66% 2 - dropper: 10.96% 3 - ban: 2.83% 4 - diehard: 2.07% 5 - netsky: 1.79% ...

Social networks and your bootstrap business (Part 4)

in BootStrapMe, on March 31, 2008

...nd I will spell them out from my prospective below: • The site's well-meaning efforts to curb phishing and other unwelcome techniques have not really stopped questionable behavior by members and h...

Microsoft Open to Spammers?

in I got Spam?!, on March 29, 2008

That's what some folks are saying about Microsoft's new partnerships with LinkedIn, Tagged, Hi5, Bebo and Facebook. Calling it a new commitment to openness and data portability, the partnerships allow users of those sites to import their Windows Live contacts and vice versa . While ...

How Goes The War on Spam?

in I got Spam?!, on March 28, 2008

How is the war on spam looking from your inbox? I still get a dozen or so spams a day, mostly those annoying Nigerian scams and there many variations. How about you? IGotSpam?! wants to know! Take a minute to vote in our poll and let us know how your ISP is doing in the war against spam! ...

IfByPhone: The Voice Of The Web For SMBs

in The VoIP Weblog, on March 18, 2008

...rom using the service for nefarious means, e.g. pretending to be American Express and using it from phishing. The simple answer: the accounts require payment and no account is activated without a live...

Internet Explorer 8 Beta1 正式放出

in WappBlog, on 2008-03-07

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The Economics of Information Security

in I got Spam?!, on February 26, 2008

... new field provides valuable insights not just into 'security' topics (such as bugs, spam, phishing, and law enforcement strategy) but into more general areas such as the design of peer-to-pee...

Are Corporations Perpetuating Phishing Scams?

in The VoIP Weblog, on February 24, 2008

... My friend Alec Saunders is having a call at 11am Eastern Standard Time (GMT-5) related to phishing-hackers setting up legitimate-sounding or looking sites upon which to capture your private informa...

Corporations Perpetuating Phishing Scams?

in I got Spam?!, on February 24, 2008

... My friend Alec Saunders is having a call at 11am Eastern Standard Time (GMT-5) related to phishing-hackers setting up legitimate-sounding or looking sites upon which to capture your private informa...

Mobile Messaging Abuse On the Rise

in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on February 11, 2008

... As expected, mobile spam, phishing and virus attacks will increase this year. However, the attacks vary from region to region. A new study conducted by messaging security company Cloudmark show...

Sponsored Post: Server Based Anti-Spam Solutions

in I got Spam?!, on February 6, 2008

...ost productivity-or worse. Here is an interesting and informative video from GFI about how spam and phishing can affect your company, how to protect it, and how GFI's MailEssentials software can h...

Infamous Spammer Sandford Wallace Busted Again

in I got Spam?!, on January 31, 2008

Infamous spammer Sanford Wallace has been busted again -this time for using Myspace to spread his spam and spyware. Wallace began his spamming career more than a decade ago, resulting in lawsuits from AOL, CompuServe, and Earthlink. As a result he agree to stop spamming but ultimately did not. H...

Exposing a Phishing Attack

in I got Spam?!, on January 20, 2008

...Here's a video from LiveSecurity exposing a phishing attack directed at US Bank. It explains all the techniques phishers use and how to spot them, and actually examines a malicious website desig...

MySpace Under New Malware Attack

in I got Spam?!, on January 18, 2008

...e saw sites such as YouTube targeted in these kinds of malware distribution campaigns last year. It follows that social networking sites would be next on the spammers list of targets to exploit, altho... ...r, turning it into zombie and making it part of a botnet. The affected computer then starts sending phishing emails targeting major US banks. "We saw sites such as YouTube targeted in these kin...

New Phishing Attack Masquerades as Government Alert

in I got Spam?!, on January 12, 2008

... The latest phishing attack involves an official looking government message from the National Payroll Consortium that claims that the recipients' employer has been caught attempting to fraudulen...

Phishing Sites Now Using the Storm Worm Botnet

in I got Spam?!, on January 12, 2008

... F-Secure is reporting that a number of phishing sites have appeared within the last 24hrs on domains associated with the Storm Worm. Experts speculate that the latest variations of the worm use s...

Spam Reaches Record Levels

in I got Spam?!, on January 9, 2008

...d for .11%. Researchers at Softscan released a list of the top five viruses sent in December: 1. Phishing: 87.54% 2. Dropper: 4.76% 3. Agent : 2.19% 4. Netsky: 1.24% 5. Downloader: 0.86% ...

New Trojan Targets iPhone

in I got Spam?!, on January 7, 2008

Researchers at Symantec have discovered a trojan targeted toward the iphone . Disguised as "iPhone firmware 1.1.3 prep", it claims to be a critical firmware update. Fortunately, it turns out to be more annoying than malicious. It overwrites "Erica's utilities" and Ope...

End Of Year Security Wrap Up for 2007

in I got Spam?!, on January 7, 2008

...lters and anti-virus software. PDF spam died out but MP3 spam rose. There was ransomware, increased phishing, bluetooth spam, search engine spam, Skype and YouTube were hacked and used to send spam, a...

Ransomware Trojan Attempts To Extort Victims

in I got Spam?!, on January 4, 2008

A new Trojan making the rounds offers a new twist-it takes over your desktop and won't go away unless you pay $35! Call it ransomware. The Trojan, called Backdoor.Win32.Delf.ctk, locks the user out of their desktop and displays this full screen, poorly spelled warning: "ERROR: Browser S...

BitDefender Announces 2007 Top 10 Lists

in I got Spam?!, on January 2, 2008

... 2007: 1. penny stocks spam 2. Drug spam 3. Pornography 4. Replica watches 5. Loans 6. Phishing spam 7. Pirated software 8. Fake job ads 9. Dating site spam 10. Fake diplomas ...

FTC Issues Report on Malicious Spam and Phishing

in I got Spam?!, on January 2, 2008

...tions". It also includes actions that can be taken to fight the harmful effects of malware and phishing, and the results of its Harvesting and Filtering Study which reinforced the important role ...

Happy New Year from IGotSpam?!

in I got Spam?!, on December 31, 2007

We at IGotSpam?! would like to wish all our readers and their families a very happy and healthy new year filled with peace and prosperity. Stay with us throughout 2008 for breaking news, tips, tricks and tools to help you and your users fight back against spammers and cybercriminals. We also want...

Stock Spammers Using Video to Dodge Filters

in I got Spam?!, on December 31, 2007

Stock spammers have armed themselves with a new tool to get around spam filters-video. It joins past filter fooling schemes like pdf and image spam. Symantec reports that they had samples of spam that included a link to a high quality video hawking stocks from a uranium exploration company...