New Phishing Scam Targets PayPal Users
Customers of Internet money transfer service PayPal are being targeted in an aggressive email phishing scam that is masquerading as an urgent security warning, a familiar scam for PayPal customers.
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Identity Theft Down, Losses Up
The number of identity theft victims in 2010 dropped 28 percent, yet individuals lost more on average than ever before, suggesting that attackers’ techniques are getting more sophisticated.
Donbot Botnet Exploiting Bank of America Customers
A phishing campaign via the Donbot botnet has been spamming unsuspecting Bank of America customers, according to a blog post by Rodel Mendrez at M86 Security Labs.Online banking customers who’ve been targeted receive an e-mail that appears to be from Bank of America instructing the user to confirm their online banking details. After downloading an attachment that claims it’ll restore customer’s account access, researchers found the phishing trick.
You’ve been robbed. Maybe you don’t know to what extent. Perhaps the crook simply took the opportunity to snag a notebook sitting in the back of a car and doesn’t care about the data. Perchance it was a planned burglary and now a competitor or political activist group has gigabytes of potentially embarrassing emails from one of your top executives. Maybe attackers grabbed sensitive medical files, and are now extorting you: pay-up or the files are released publicly.
UPDATED: The Manhattan district attorney’s office on Wednesday announced the break-up of an identity theft and fencing ring responsible for around $1 million in fraudulent purchases from Apple stores around the country.
The FTC doled out $8 million in fines to the operators of an online
scareware scheme. The scam involves tricking consumers into thinking their
computers are infected with malware and then selling them software to remedy problems
that doesn’t exist in the first place.
The website of cosmetic company Lush has apparently been targeted by hackers as customers who’ve made purchases on their UK website, Lush.co.uk, are being encouraged to check their bank statements for suspicious activity, according to a post on ZDNet.
Inventory is growing and prices are dropping on the cyber crime black market, according to a new report from security firm Panda Labs.
Two international students from Vietnam are under investigation by the Department of Homeland Security on charges of identity theft and wire fraud.
Credit card giant Visa Inc. said on Thursday that an update to its anti-fraud technology will make it easier to spot sophisticated credit card fraud that spans national borders.
