Tag: SCAMMERS

When it comes to being up to date with the latest trends and techniques in law-evasion, lawyers are, by definition, experts. Even they, however, can fall prey to well-disguised cybercrimes, as one New Hampshire barrister has just proven. The lawyer, who remains anonymous, reportedly lost some $240,000 after falling for an online scam that used fake companies and counterfeit checks to hire ...

RockYou, maker of irritating apps for Facebook and other social networks, along with add-ons like 'Glittertext' for MySpace, has suffered a major security breach that has potentially exposed e-mails and passwords of some 32 million users. Security firm Imperva contacted RockYou to alert it to a flaw it had found in its database of account information. But Imperva's warning was too late. At ...

Just as bearded hipsters migrate from bar to bar in pursuit of young ladies to ogle, so too have scammers and hackers followed their prey from MySpace to Facebook. As a result, the social network once deemed the "safe" option is now plagued by legions of 419 scammers, phishers, and peddlers of malware. Fortunately, there are a few simple rules Facebookers can follow to stay safe: Never click ...

It certainly didn't take spammers long to capitalize on the death of the King of Pop. Appearing almost as quickly as the tasteless jokes, spam messages claiming to have information surrounding Michael Jackson's mysterious death have been sweeping the Net. According to The New York Times, security firm Sophos originally discovered the first set of spam messages, which offer details of the gloved ...

If something seems too good to be true, it probably is. We apologize if that comes across as cynical -- we just want you to think twice next time someone calls and offers you gobs of money for no apparent reason. Take the sad case of John Rempel of Leamington, England. The man literally gave away his entire savings (along with most of his family's) to a person claiming that Rempel had ...

There may be a threat lurking among your holiday presents this year, so be wary. One of the season's most deeply ingrained traditions could be the entry point for spammers and scammers who prey upon unsuspecting online holiday shoppers. The big retail shopping day that is Black Friday is followed by Cyber Monday, the first Monday following Thanksgiving when millions of people return to work ...

We reported recently that phishing and spam scams are surging due to the economic crisis, as scammers look to prey on people's stress. Not to be outdone, malware attacks are increasing too, most likely because the writers are feeling the brunt of the collapse just like any other industry. As Ars Technica reports, the more a stock dropped in a day, the more the company in question was attacked ...