scams
RSS scamsRevealed: The anatomy of an internet scam
News In a way, the way these scams are constructed they're more like elaborate business ventures that border on illegality. Scareware is bad for your PC and your pocket - but the fake security warning messages popping up on... [19 Oct 2009]
Tax-refund phishing scams hit an all-time high
News This is the third warning the HMRC has issued about online tax refund scams this year. The second warning came in July, ahead of the deadline for tax credit renewals, when the number of reported scams... [16 Oct 2009]
Online banking fraud rockets as fraudsters get smarter
News Banking industry body Financial Fraud Action UK warned that online fraud is becoming increasingly sophisticated, with fraudsters targeting customers using malware and phishing scams. Online banking fraud jumped by 55 per... [07 Oct 2009]
Special RSA Online Fraud Report: What to Expect in 2009 and Beyond
White Paper In fact, they continue to improve their technology, launch increasingly sophisticated attacks, and use advanced social engineering techniques to dupe online users into falling for scams. Online fraud is a non-stop threat... [05 Oct 2009]
The Fraudster Economy Model: The Dynamics of Operating a Business in the Underground
White Paper According to Microsoft, 31.6 million phishing scams were identified in the first half of 2007 - marking an increase of more than 150 percent over the previous six months. Phishing first gained traction in 1996 with... [05 Oct 2009]
Comodo Helps Zamberg.com Land Customers for High-Quality Grooming Products
White Paper They worry that their information is not secure on the web, and that some websites may be used for scams. Zamberg.com is a leading distributor of high quality German grooming products. It is the largest distributor of... [30 Sep 2009]
Swedish Online Retailer Increases Security, Confidence and Sales
White Paper The rise of ever more sophisticated 'Phishing' scams - where criminals use fake Web sites to trick people into revealing personal information - is a major concern in Sweden. Misco is a leading European online provider of... [19 Sep 2009]
Scammers pose as banks in live chat hack
News Meanwhile, the "chat-in-the-middle" phishing attack, as RSA has dubbed it, is being hosted on a fast flux network that criminals pay to use that hosts malicious websites and other tools for online scams. [18 Sep 2009]
Snow Leopard for free? Most likely to get malware instead
News People eager to get a copy of the latest version of the Mac operating system, Snow Leopard, should be wary of sites offering free copies because they are likely to get some nasty malware instead, according to antivirus company Trend Micro. [28 Aug 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 24.07.09
Round-Up It warns that "criminal gangs" are running phishing scams that promise recipients a tax refund. Surely one of the meanest scams ever, the Round Up reckons: your joy at getting a few quid back from the... [24 Jul 2009]
Unplugging the Credit Card Terminal: Using Latest Wireless Technology to Lower Costs, Improve Security and Increase Efficiency in the Restaurant and Hospitality Industry
White Paper Unsuspecting merchants, and their customers, have become the target of scams designed to capture cardholder information. Traditional table service restaurants are a demanding and competitive business segment. [14 Jul 2009]
Data moving to the cloud? Cybercrime will follow
News Also on the cybercrime panel was San Jose police sergeant Edward Schroder, who talked about how he spends his time investigating fraud related to sites like eBay and Craigslist, Nigerian or lottery scams, and money mule... [13 Jul 2009]
TechNet Webcast: Microsoft Exchange Hosted Filtering Is Now Forefront Online Security for Exchange (Level 200)
White Paper Forefront Online Security for Exchange consists of layered technologies to actively help protect businesses' inbound and outbound e-mail from spam, viruses, phishing scams, and e-mail policy violations. [04 Jul 2009]
Attachment Spam - The Latest Trend: Spammers Using Common File Formats as Attachments for Pump and-Dump Scams
White Paper This white paper explains what makes spam such an unbearable problem and how spamming tactics are evolving daily to beat anti-spam software. In the space of two months, spammers have switched from image spam to using PDF, Excel and ZIP... [01 Jul 2009]
Improved Phishing Detection Using Model-Based Features
White Paper This paper evaluated features derived from emails with respect to their ability to detect phishing scams. Phishing emails are a real threat to internet communication and web economy. Criminals are trying to convince... [01 Jul 2009]
