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Cybercriminals are launching more and more sophisticated attacks on U.S. wireless consumers, according to a December 5 report. Research showed financial fraud and spam via SMS (Short Message Service) texts is growing at a rate of over 300 percent, year over year. The attack techniques are becoming increasingly sophisticated and can include any combination of [...]

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From SECNAP Alerts:
101Domain.com appeared to suffer a security breach that “may have resulted in unauthorized access to your personal information and possibly payment information.”
According to Webhosting.info, 101domain.com has about 10,000 domain names under management.
 
A message by 101Domain.com to its customers explains: “We need to make you aware of a security breach that may potentially have [...]

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From SECNAP Alerts:
PayPal users have been targeted again with phishing emails supposedly sent by the online payment company, Help Net Security reported on November 25.
 
With “You have changed your PayPal email address” in the subject line, the sender attempts to convince the recipient that someone has accessed their account and changed the email address. Recipients [...]

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PayPal’s name and reputation are being abused by cybercriminals in the latest phishing expedition, one that’s ultimately designed to access user bank accounts.  The new scam masks itself as a notification coming from the PayPal Account Review Team, informing the customer about a credit card issue.  The message alerts potential victims that a certain credit [...]

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Identity theft is one of the most common cyber-crimes these days, as more and more people become dependent on the internet for many of their needs. Fortunately, following some simple tips can do wonders to help your online experience become much more secure.
Security experts are seeing a rise in the incidence of cyber-crime these days [...]

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As summer draws to a close, banking institutions and their customers face a new wave of targeted phishing attacks – and industry experts predict these incidents will only increase in the months ahead. In recent days, both Wells Fargo Bank and TD Canada Trust alerted customers of targeted, or spear attacks. And in Idaho, the [...]

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A U.S. District Court in California has slapped a hacker with a 12-year prison sentence for phishing attacks he launched on more than 38,000 consumers. Tien Truong Nguyen, 34, was found guilty of stealing personal bank information from unsuspecting online users after sending those users to spoofed bank sites that collected account log-in and password [...]

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The jobs section of The Washington Post’s website was hacked last week, exposing about 1.3 million user IDs and e-mail addresses to whoever was behind the attack, The Post said Wednesday, July 6. People whose e-mail addresses were affected may receive junk e-mail or spam, The Post said in an online posting.
No passwords or other [...]

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BOSTON (Reuters) – Hackers broke into a Gannett Co database containing personal information about subscribers to publications read by U.S. government officials, military leaders and rank-and-file soldiers, the media company said on Tuesday.
Gannett told subscribers via email that it discovered the breach of its Gannett Government Media Corp on June 7. It said it had [...]

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Facebook phishing scams that trick users into clicking malicious links in the status posts of victimized friends have been making headlines lately. The newest Facebook phishing scam, however, doesn’t even require the victim to be logged into Facebook; instead, fake emails claiming to be from Facebook are tricking users into giving up their personal information.
One [...]

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