Blog Posts Tagged with "scam"
Manager of Phishing Ring Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
May 15, 2012 Added by:Headlines
A principal figure in the domestic arm of an international “phishing” operation that used spam e-mails and bogus websites to defraud American banks was found guilty of bank and wire fraud, identity theft, computer fraud, and money laundering and sentenced to five years in federal prison...
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Spoofed Email with Keylogger Malware Costs Company $100,000
April 04, 2012 Added by:Headlines
In one complaint received by the IC3, a business claimed their computer was infected with a virus after opening the attachment in the e-mail they received. As a result, the business lost nearly $100,000 when fraudsters successfully wired money from the company's bank account...
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You’ve Been Phished Without an Email or a PDF
March 12, 2012 Added by:Scot Terban
It seems that someone is making a full sized driftnet for information on those who would like to sign up as well as discuss the INSCOM Cyber Brigade. On the surface like I said, this looks all well and good, but once you start to poke at it though, you get some strange answers...
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Phishing Campaign Using Spoofed US-CERT Emails
January 11, 2012 Added by:Headlines
US-CERT has received reports of a phishing email campaign that uses spoofed US-CERT email addresses. This campaign appears to be targeting a large number of private sector organizations as well as federal, state, and local governments...
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The Wheels of Justice Turn Slowly - But Exceedingly Fine
January 10, 2012 Added by:Scot Terban
LIGATT (a.k.a. Greg Evans) is about to find out that once again the US government has said: “Hey, whatever happened to all that money he owes us?” Well that day has come and I do hope the government, being in such dire straights, comes after our little charlatan with both barrels...
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Post-Breach STRATFOR Mailings: Fake vs Real?
January 08, 2012 Added by:Matthijs R. Koot
Infosec-savvy STRATFOR subscribers will look for clues to distinguish a fake email. Why would STRATFOR act in a manner that obfuscates four clues? STRATFOR knew about the breach since at least Dec 24/25, so I assume there has been time to advise on coping with fake mailings...
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Affiliate Marketing Scam
November 21, 2011 Added by:Mark Baldwin
Just about every adult website has an affiliate program and it is not uncommon for scammers to look for ways to take advantage of these programs. I was recently informed by a large payment gateway operator of a scam that is currently in operation. Here is how it works...
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Facebook Scam: Casey Anthony Confession Video
July 12, 2011 Added by:Headlines
The operation lures Facebook users into distributing a link that professes to show an exclusive video of recently acquitted suspect Casey Anthony confessing her guilt in the mysterious death of her young daughter...
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FBI: Malicious Software Features Usama bin Laden Links
May 04, 2011 Added by:Headlines
The FBI warns computer users to exercise caution when they receive e-mails that purport to show photos or videos of Usama bin Laden’s recent death. This content could be a virus that could damage your computer...
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Faux Facebook Message Spreading Malware
April 13, 2011 Added by:Headlines
"Just because an email claims to hail from password@facebook.com, support@facebook.com or message@facebook.com, realize that its headers could have been forged - and don't blindly follow its instructions unless you're absolutely certain it's legitimate..."
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How to Scam $8 Million Dollars in Three Easy Steps
April 06, 2011 Added by:Headlines
“What's most frightening is the fact that this isn't just an unknowing private citizen being duped by a phony Facebook friend. This is a multibillion dollar corporation that clearly did not do its homework," said Paul Henry, a forensics and security analyst at Lumension...
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Windows Support Scam Update
April 01, 2011 Added by:Simon Heron
This scam involves fraudsters cold calling people claiming to be a Windows support tech and getting the victim to give them remote access to their PCs in the guise of helping them ‘cleanse’ their systems – as long as the victim hands over money or in some cases much more...
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Be Wary of Fake Adobe Update Scam
March 31, 2011 Added by:Headlines
"Amid reports of Adobe’s recent zero-day vulnerability, users have been urged to update to the newest version. Unfortunately, scammers are using this as an opportunity to target users," CSO's Bill Brenner said...
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Indictment Issued in Stock Manipulation Botnet Operation
March 23, 2011 Added by:Headlines
The indictment asserts that "Rad acted as a middleman between stock promoters seeking to pump shares of stock, and computer experts located inside and outside of the United States who used various means, including spam email campaigns, botnets, and hacking to pump the stock..."
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Facebook's Third Biggest Advertiser Was a Spammer
January 19, 2011 Added by:Headlines
It seems unlikely that Facebook and Microsoft would be clueless as to the unsavory nature of Make-My-Baby and MakeMeOld's business practices given the level of revenue they generated. Sometimes it just takes a few good bloggers to keep multi-billion dollar companies on the straight and narrow...
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New Fake ATM Keypads Extremely Difficult to Detect
January 07, 2011 Added by:Headlines
With the new fake ATM keypads, the time between skimming and cashing-in is reduced significantly. The mock keypads are nearly undetectable to the lay person, and transmit PIN data in real time, along with the skimmed card information. Criminals can then immediately begin stealing cash directly from accounts...
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