phishing

Phishing is the illegal practice of sending out e-mail messages (spam) that appear to come from a financial institution and which seek to trick people into handing over account login information.

Phishing attacks begin with spammed emails that direct people to another website that looks like that of the bank or financial institution the email purports to have come from. When the user responds, the hackers pass this information back to the bank but they now know how to mimic the real user and can then use this information to trick the bank by using a users real login and password to gain access to an account. Anyone handing over details by logging into the phishing attack site will find their real accounts rapidly emptied.

Phishing is enabled by emails inherent weaknesses and ability to send anonymously.

Blogs dealing with phising are commonly published by banks and financial services who have to combat phishing problems daily. The most secret security and protection techniques are not posted to blogs.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “phishing”

• in Technology
  Be Aware of Hurricane Irene Phishing Scams
  Be aware of potential cyber attacks from individuals who are seeking to capitalize on the interest of Hurricane Irene.
  by georgezapo / on Sep 1, 2011
• in Technology
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  by ingenexgroup / on Aug 9, 2011
• in Social Media
  SPAM King Sets Up Shop On Google+
  Spam King Sanford Wallace, in FBI custody for alleged illegal social network activities, has been spotted on new social networking site Google+.
  by dopodomani / on Aug 7, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “phishing”

 

• Restoring eBay Trust By Using ID Verify & Ad Hoc Committees

  
  eBay Motors Sucks Website And Blog — Authority: 111
  Just my two cents worth for today. It is my opinion that enabling ID Verify for any Vehicle Seller that is NEW or has not established a selling track record is a must to stop scammers listing non existent cars and ripping buyers off . Cars are the most costly scams on eBay! One scam listing can net fraudsters ...
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• Cybercriminals Hacked 15 Financial Firms for $15 Million Over 2 Years

  
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  Filed under: Technology , Banks , Security , Ripoffs & Scams ZUMAPress.com A group of hackers and identity thieves has been charged with stealing at least $15 million from 15 financial companies, among them JPMorgan Chase ( JPM ), Citigroup ( C ), E*Trade ( ETFC ), PayPal ( EBAY ), TIAA-CREF, and TD ...
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• Scam Maklumat Akaun RHB Now

  
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  Sejak bila la aku ada akaun RHB. Nampak beno nipunye. Email yang aku terima pagi tadi suruh aku renew profile validation records apa entah untuk akaun RHB. Semalam pun ada dapat jugak tapi aku dah delete email tu. Seumur hidup aku, aku tak pernah ada akaun RHB. Tengah rehat 5 minit sebelum sambung kerja, saje-saje ...
  6 days ago

• Ticketmaster ‘Ticket Order Confirmation’ Scam Emails

  
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  Outline Email purporting to be from event ticket provider, Ticketmaster claims to be a “ticket order confirmation” for a recent ticket purchase. The message claims that details of the ticket purchase can be found in an attached file. © Depositphotos.com/SOMATUSCANI Analysis The message is not ...
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• Google unmasks Iranian spy campaign

  
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  The company said that thousands of its users inside Iran had been the targets of a sophisticated email phishing campaign in which attackers sent users a link that, when clicked, sent them to a fake Google sign-in page where the attackers could steal login
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• Google Stopped Hacking of Iranian Gmail Accounts

  
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  The hackers’ kamikaze effort came at the exact time of the 2013 elections in Iran. Tens of thousands of emails were about to be broken into when Google saved the day by cleverly averting this...        
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• Hackers Target GMail Accounts to Influence Iranian Election

  
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  Google says that it has prevented a series of “phishing attack” on tens of thousands of Iranian users, with the hackers looking to influence the outcome of the upcoming Iranian elections. In a blogpost, Eric Grosse, Google’s VP Security Engineering said: For almost three weeks, we have detected and disrupted ...
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• Google: Iran Broke Into Thousands of Gmail Accounts

  
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  (Aretz Sheva) Iran has in recent weeks broken into tens of thousands of accounts on Google’s Gmail e-mail service, the search engine company announced Thursday. The motive is not clear, but Google said it had clear evidence that Iran was…
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• Google Sees Jump in Iranian Phishing Scams as Election Looms

  
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  Google revealed on Wednesday that phishing activity in Iran has jumped, as its citizens prepare to hit the polls on Friday. For nearly three weeks, the search giant has "detected and disrupted" tens of thousands of Iranian user accounts that were targeted by email-based phishing scams originating in Iran, ...
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• Bits Blog: Google Says It Has Uncovered Iranian Spy Campaign

  
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  The timing of the effort, which has been targeting Iranian citizens, suggests that the attacks are related to the upcoming Iranian presidential election, Google said.        
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• Google Says It Has Uncovered Iranian Spy Campaign

  
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  The timing of the effort, which has been targeting Iranian citizens, suggests that the attacks are related to the upcoming Iranian presidential election, Google said.
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• Google Says It Has Uncovered Iranian Spy Campaign

  
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  The timing of the effort, which has been targeting Iranian citizens, suggests that the attacks are related to the upcoming Iranian presidential election, Google said. … Read More
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• On-Line Accounts Secure? Defend Yourself with ‘Two-Step Verification’

  
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  Have you ever been spammed or scammed? I’m quite sure you have, I know I certainly have been! For me it is a daily battle with email, and I have had the misfortune of having years of work thrown down the drain by a phishing fraud on my .ca domains. It’s becoming increasingly and painfully clear that ...
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• eBay Autos Suspected Phishing Scams 06/11/2013

  
  eBay Motors Sucks Website And Blog — Authority: 111
  Here are our stinks like dead fish suspected eBay Motors phishing scams for today. We start out with this 2009 Honda Accord EX-L V6 up for auction by iuty778 for only $4500 (161043792873). Next is this 2006 GMC Yukon AWD Denali for sale by giuy777 for only $6000 (271221137072). Next we have this 2006 Range Rover ...
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• Safe Online Job Hunting

  
  BullGuards Corner The Straightforward Security Blog — Authority: 107
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• Transactional Email News Digest

  
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  DMARC Helps Businesses Win at the Reputation Game This post by Linda Musthaler at Network World reminds us of one danger DMARC guards against that might not immediately be first in mind: the ongoing, often incremental damage to your brand. As Linda explains,  According to the Anti-Phishing Working Group, an ...
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• 2004 Jeep Wrangler 4×4 Sport Right Hand Drive Phishing Scam

  
  eBay Motors Sucks Website And Blog — Authority: 111
  I have to compliment the eBay Motors Staff as they apparently are pulling the scams. All of yesterdays are gone! But here is one they missed. 2004 Jeep Wrangler 4×4 Sport Right Hand Drive offered by new seller myalexa1 This vehicle is a mail carriers dream and is most definitely a scam. The scammer is cancelling ...
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• Phishing is the Click of Death: ESET

  
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  Bangalore, India – June 10, 2013: ESET, a leading provider of security solutions for businesses and consumers, has said that when people find a link while browsing the internet (blogs, websites etc), they tend to click on it to see where it goes and this happens even if the context suggests that the link may be ...
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• Netherlands Study: Spam Comes from the Wrong Side of the Tracks

  
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  If the Internet universe was analogous to the Star Wars universe, then Spam wouldn’t be the Emperor. Nor Darth Vader. It wouldn’t even be Boba Fett. As slimy as spammers are, they wouldn’t be in the same discussion as Jabba the Hutt or General Grievous. No sir. At very best, spammers would be likened to ...
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• Identity Theft

  
  iidon Security Associates — Authority: 108
  Help! Someone is using my name and social security number to open credit card accounts and has charged nearly $20,000 on my cards. One of the card companies has turned the account over to a collection agency, and they are … Continue reading →
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