Telstra Bigpond Customers Targeted in Campaign
Australia’s largest telecoms company, Telstra, recently suffered a data breach which may have left its Bigpond customers exposed. Cybercriminals who want to profit from the unfortunate situation have started sending emails to customers, advising …
‘Ellen’ Producer Says Fans Targeted In Facebook Scam (Exclusive)
Pretty much everyone with an e-mail account is familiar with the type of scam wherein a person with connections has something valuable to offer, but is experiencing some form of trouble and is willing to provide compensation for needed assistance. Is …
Lockheed, other defence firms targeted by hackers
Adobe credited Lockheed and other companies in the Defense Security Information Exchange, a group of major defence contractors that share information about … approaches such as anti- software were ineffective against …
scheme targeted students
LONDON, Dec. 9 (UPI) — Students getting British government loans were tricked into handing over personal information to con artists in a “” scam, police said Thursday. Six people, two of them women, were arrested, The Guardian reported …
Many targeted by ‘Wells Fargo’ phishing scam – msnbc.com
PORTLAND — A phishing scam that has already hit victims across the country is now happening in the Portland area. Customers have been receiving calls from scammers, claiming the bank lost their personal information. “We have been informed by a …
Idahoans targeted in ‘phishing’ scam that poses as calls from bank – The Spokesman-Review
Idahoans increasingly are being targeted in a “phishing” scam in which people receive calls that claim to come from their bank, suggest that their account has been compromised, and ask the victim to provide information to reactivate the card. The Idaho …
Gmail Users Still Targeted in Chinese Spear Phishing Attacks – Softpedia
Security researchers warn that spear phishing attacks targeting the personal Gmail accounts of people working for the military, government agencies or contractors, continue. “Once compromises happen and are covered in the news, they do not disappear and …
Google AdWords Account Owners Targeted in New Phishing Attack – Softpedia
Security researchers from Belgian email security company MX Lab warn of a new email phishing campaign that targets Google AdWords customers. Fake emails intercepted by the company pose as official notifications from the Google AdWords service and bear a …
Frequent Flyers Targeted by Phishers – Softpedia
Security researchers warn that frequent flyers are increasingly targeted in phishing attacks and that accumulated air miles have become a currency on underground markets. According to Kaspersky Lab expert Fabio Assolini, multiple phishing attacks targeting …
IMF Computer System Said to Be Targeted by Foreign Government Cyber-Attack – Bloomberg
The International Monetary Fund’s computer system was targeted by hackers … department sent an e-mail to employees with the subject line “Important Notice: Virus Attacks.” It warned of attempts to hack into the system. “Staff are strongly …
