May 10, 2008
Phishing Scams, Frivolous Arguments Top the 2008 “Dirty Dozen” Tax ...
[Do You Know...] Phishing is a tactic used by Internet-based thieves to trick unsuspecting victims into revealing personal information they can then use to access the victims’ financial accounts. These criminals use the information obtained to empty the .
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Posted at 02:35 PM
Phishing Campaign Targets Tax Rebate Checks
[PC Sympathy] IC3 warns. “In addition, the IRS does not request detailed personal information via e-mail or ask taxpayers for the PIN numbers, passwords, or similar secret access information for their credit card, bank, or other financial accounts.”
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Posted at 02:34 PM
May 08, 2008
How to protect your Rapidshare Premium Account from Phishing
[Digg / upcoming] Few steps and safety precautions to make your Rapidshare premium account safe from phishing.
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Posted at 03:29 PM
Google AdWords Phishing
[MX Logic ThreatBlog] The phishing link mentioned in Trend's blog points to a Chinese registered domain that appears to have been taken down as of the time of this posting, but being the resilient type that cyber criminals are they have started to send out a new spam run with links pointing a new domain (also Chinese registered): adwords.google.com.s0leo9.cn, which is currently still active.
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Posted at 03:02 PM
May 06, 2008
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 2.1
[FileHippo.com] Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) 2.0 is an easy-to-use tool that helps small and medium businesses determine their security state in accordance with Microsoft security recommendations and offers specific remediation guidance. Improve your security management process by using MBSA to detect common security misconfigurations and missing security updates on your computer systems.
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Posted at 02:09 PM
Traveling Wilbury Security
[TaoSecurity] Sorry for the 20-year-old song reference, but I couldn't help myself after seeing the lines in Greg Shipley's diagram from his recent InformationWeek security article. I like what he shows but I think it can be radically more simple.
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Posted at 02:05 PM
May 03, 2008
Phishing gets more sophisticated
[Staring At Empty Pages] Notwithstanding that, IBM has no connection to this web log or the writing herein, and what I say, no matter the topic, comes from me alone and does not represent the opinions or policies of IBM.
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Posted at 02:35 PM
Fly Phishing
[F-Secure Antivirus Research Weblog] So now the phishers don't need to ask for passwords anymore, they can just take them.This technique keeps the classic element of phishing by mimicking the trusted institution — the bank.
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Posted at 02:33 PM
May 01, 2008
Identity Theft Statistics You Should Be Aware Of
[Tips Answers Guides] Be sure to keep these statistics in mind- if you are in the middle-aged demographic and use the Internet for online banking regularly- you should be cautious because this group has been shown to be the most targeted victims of identity theft.
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Posted at 02:34 PM
Critical Statistics of Identity Theft
[Free Expert Advice] if someone falls in the middle-aged demographic, uses the Internet frequently for business or conducts online banking on a regular basis, he or she should be especially wary, because they have been shown statistically to be the most targeted victims of identity theft.
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Posted at 02:33 PM
April 29, 2008
Government Data Mining Raises Online Privacy Concerns
[reputationdefender Blog] Typically the information within the emails is not examined, but according to Susan Landau, an electronic privacy advocate and author, “”˜Transactional information is remarkably revelatory.’” When the government is aware of the websites you visit and emails you send and who you are speaking to on the phone they are able to paint a remarkably accurate profile, Landau said.
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Posted at 02:05 PM
Health Care Privacy in a Facebook World
[Our Own System] I’m not sure it’s a good thing, but I get the feeling that individuals who were fortunate enough to have been in college when Facebook went viral care little about privacy. Yes, it’s possible to only share your profile with friends, but if you have over 1,000 friends, I’m not sure there’s much difference between your network and the world.
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Posted at 02:04 PM
April 26, 2008
WordPress 2.5.1 Adds Security and Bug Fixes
[AbleReach] If you use a customized version of WordPress Default or Classic, consider naming your version and moving it into a folder of its own. No matter how careful we all are, there will come a day when something important gets copied over.
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Posted at 02:39 PM
Cookie Security in WordPress 2.5
[boren.nu] To make cookies secure against attacks where someone has managed to get into your database through an SQL injection exploit or other means, WordPress 2.5 introduced a user-definable constant called SECRET_KEY. If you look at the sample wp-config.php shipped with 2.5, you’ll see these lines.
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Posted at 02:34 PM
April 24, 2008
Case-Mate Privacy Screen Pro Review-CONTEST!!!
[iPhone in Canada: Tips, Tricks, and News for Canadian iPhone Users] So there you have it folks–if you’re tired of people checking out your episodes of The Family guy when you’re on the bus or subway, then this privacy screen from Case-Mate just might be for you! For $19.99, it is pricey but it’s a small price to pay for absolute privacy!
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Posted at 02:39 PM
What the World Should Learn from US Privacy Laws
[Think customers: The 1to1 Blog] I’ve personally received more emails from readers because of this single article than any other since launching the newsletter. If you don't already subscribe to this newsletter, you may want to at least take a look at this informative and provocative article.
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Posted at 02:34 PM
April 22, 2008
Does Security Awareness Work (pt. 2)? It all Depends on What You ...
[BlogInfoSec.com] However, members of the other two Groups””who had not experienced the negative reinforcement of responding to a phisher””demonstrated no increased security awareness from one week to the second. The results of this experiment””together with the findings of behavioral psychology””tend to emphasize that awareness instruction must also be accompanied by positive or negative feedback in order to influence users’ security practices.
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Posted at 02:04 PM
A deadbolt hack for heightened security
[DIY Life] Filed under: household hacks, weekend projects, framing and drywall, recalls and safety, tools, remodeling. One of the worst kinds of home break-ins is the kind where the bad guy just kicks in the front or back door. ...
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Posted at 02:03 PM
April 19, 2008
Put the Freeze on Identity Theft
[microshred In Florida call 1.866.GO.SHRED (1.866.467.4733)] There are plenty of common-sense things you can do to curb your risk of identity theft : shred personal documents, guard your Social Security number, and monitor your credit report. But if you really want to roll out the big guns, put a security freeze on your credit file.
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Posted at 02:33 PM
LoudSiren Debix Identity Protection Network Adds Incident Response ...
[Compare Lifelock, loudsiren and Trusted Id Identity Theft Protection Services] The LoudSiren Debix Identity Protection Network has added another beneficial feature to their offering and it is one we are very happy about. As an addition to their leading edge and patent pending fraud alert technology system Debix has implemented an Incident Response Specialist to act immediately upon the notice of a fraudulent credit application as a coordinator between you the lending institution and law enforcement.
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Posted at 02:31 PM
April 17, 2008
Game with a Hook: Anti-Phishing Phil
[Digg / Educational / upcoming] Anti-Phishing Phil is an interactive game that teaches users how to identify phishing URLs, where to look for cues in web browsers, and how to use search engines to find legitimate sites. From CMU and NSF.
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Posted at 02:33 PM
'Phishing' Becomes 'Whaling' As E-Mail Scams Go After Corporate Execs
[Switched] What do you call it when phishers, people who trick people with official looking e-mails, start aiming for bigger targets? Whaling, apparently, as that's the new term being applied to a particular breed of phisher that is going after .
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Posted at 02:31 PM
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