Most of us are aware of spam, and while we may think it’s just an annoyance, what’s really dangerous about it is the fact that most spam are phishing attempts. Phishing is when cybercriminals attempt to fraudulently acquire your personal information, such as passwords and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy person or Read more…
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McAfee Latest 2012 Holiday-Related Online Scams and Security Tips for Consumers The holidays are just around the corner and amid the hustle and bustle many of us will fire up our devices to go online, order gifts, plan travel and spread Offers cheer. But while we’re getting festive, the cybercriminals are getting ready to take Read more…
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The iPhone 5 is rumored to be coming out sometime between mid- and late-September, which means diehard Apple fans across the country are already loading their tents and chairs into cars in anticipation of camping out at retailers to be the first in line to grab the latest Apple phone. Many more will flock to Read more…
Tags: credit card fraud and protection, Cybercrime, iphone, Iphone 5, Mobile, mobile antivirus, mobile security, Online scammers, phishing, phishing scams, Spyware
This morning I received another of those “You have won a lottery!” mails. This made me realize that cyber criminals will continue to try baiting unsuspecting net users, and so I should periodically remind my readers to how to stay off the Scammers net. So let’s talk about “Phishing” Read more…
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‘Tis the season for consumers to spend more time online – shopping for gifts, looking for great holiday deals on new digital gadgets, e-planning family get-togethers and of course, using online or mobile banking to make sure they can afford it all. But before logging on from a PC, Mac, or mobile device, you should Read more…
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In 1990, when only the government and a number of universities were using the Internet, there were 357 unique pieces of malware. The need for security began with desktop computing when the only means of compromising data was by inserting a contaminated floppy disk into a PC or opening an infected email attachment. That was Read more…
Tags: anti-virus, digital assets, Email & Web Security, hacking, Mac OS X, malware, phishing, phishing scams, unprotected PCs
Recent reports of “The Oak Ridge National Laboratory, home to one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers, has been forced to shut down its email systems and all Internet access for employees since late last Friday, following a sophisticated cyberattack.” The sophisticated cyber attack was reported to be the lowly unsophisticated phishing email. Phishing is Read more…
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This week consumers are receiving messages from trusted companies such as 1-800-Flowers, Chase, Hilton HHonors and others, letting them know that their e-mail addresses have been exposed due to the recent Epsilon data breach. This provides a perfect opportunity for cybercriminals, who may try to take advantage of the breach to send out phishing e-mails Read more…
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Are you looking for information on the London 2012 Olympic Games or tickets to the games? Then call the London Olympics 2012 Ticket Information service on: …Actually please don’t! Their grey small-print ad declares that calls cost £1.02 per minute and rightly (but pretty much illegibility) claims “this service is not connected with the London2012.com Read more…
Tags: 2012 London Olympics, chris barton, Cybercrime, Data Protection, identity protection, identity theft, labs, McAfee Labs, Olympic scams, olympics, phishing scams, scams
Imagine that your college age child is trying to stretch their wings by venturing out on their own to sublet an apartment in New York City. This is not that far of a stretch as I remember doing that very thing in Boston many moons ago! Now imagine that you find out that your child Read more…
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