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[Switched] In the past, we have warned you about phishing e-mails requesting personal information. Lately, it seems many of those phishing scams have moved to social networking or microblogging sites.
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[SPAMfighter News] Phishers Extend Attacks on Microsoft Outlook - SPAMfighter: The scam message informed the user that he is having a new e-mail from the Microsoft Outlook. However, the e-mail said that he should re-configure the settings of the Outlook in order to read the message.
[Hack In The Box] Phishing attack targets Microsoft Outlook users :: Hack In The Box ...: A security researcher at the TrendLabs malware blog observed that, unlike phishing attacks that target users of social networking sites or bank websites, login credentials are not enough to hijack an email account - the server information is also required, making this attack less likely to be successful. Many recent phishing attacks have targeted users of sites like Facebook and Twitter, which have proved more effective for cybercriminals attempting to steal personal information.
[ThePicky.com] Microsoft Outlook - Phishing Attack: Phishing is a form of Internet fraud that aims to steal valuable information such as credit cards, social security numbers, user IDs and passwords. Phishing Attack on Microsoft Outlook will get the total access the affected user’s account (steal critical information, read emails, get hold of personal address book,etc )
[SC Magazine] Commonwealth Bank phishing scam changes its MO > Email Security ...: A new attack targeting Outlook users has morphed from trying to retrieve login credentials to attempting to infect users with fake anti-virus products.
[Northloop Neighborhoods - Community News & Directory] Microsoft Outlook users targeted in phishing attempt | Northloop ...: It may sound too good to be true, but Microsoft seems to have put together something that does exactly what it says it will. Now, can game developers find a way to incorporate the technology...
[Satmoz.com] Microsoft Outlook users targeted in phishing attempt: The phishing e-mail arrives in Outlook e-mail in-boxes and looks like it comes from Microsoft. It prompts recipients to reconfigure their Outlook by clicking on a link that leads to a Web site that asks for an account name and password, as well as mail server information, according to the TrendLabs Malware Blog.
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[TrendLabs | Malware Blog - by Trend Micro] Phishing Attack Targets Microsoft Outlook Users | Malware Blog ...: Mail server information is also necessary, which explains the need for them in the phishing page. Getting hold of such information would gain the phisher total access the affected user’s account, be able to read their emails, possibly steal critical information, or use it to spam other users.
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[CNET News.com] Deja vu: New scams hit Facebook and Twitter | Security - CNET News: We believe the bad guys here are phishing an account and then trying those credentials on webmail providers. So, for example, if a user is compromised on Facebook and has the same login and password for their Gmail, the attacker may be able to intercept the Facebook password reset and compromise the account again in the future.
[Graham Cluley's blog] You DON'T have “(1) New Message from Outlook Microsoft” | Graham ...: Here's an interesting phishing campaign we caught automatically in our spam traps yesterday: The email claims that you have a new message in Microsoft. webpage was also used earlier this week in a more traditional banking phishing campaign, targeting the Commonwealth Bank of Australia: Phishing email claiming to come from Commonwealth Bank.
[All Facebook] Areps.at, The New Facebook Phishing Scam (Updated): If it’s actually just the *.at addresses that have been reported as offensive and Facebook is banning this page because it contains certain words then that’s a bit dubious. If I report the word Microsoft as offensive does that mean they will block any page with that word in too?
[Gadgetwise» Mobile Tech] Phishers Now Hitting Twitter - Gadgetwise Blog - NYTimes.com: Don't blindly follow everyone and anyone that follows you. Find people you care about, that are saying things you want to hear, and the phishers will be almost completely kept out of your .
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