Top 5 online 2011 tax scams
You may not want to think about your taxes until Tax Day on April 15, but online scammers are already plotting to separate you from your tax refund and your identity. Scams for the 2011 tax season...
View ArticleInternet survives Royal Wedding, scammers still lurking
The royal wedding went off without a hitch Friday morning, and the Internet appeared to survive the event as well. Web traffic was high during the nuptials, but YouTube was able to stream the event...
View ArticleGoogle Music scams appearing already
Google Music service has only been in existence for a matter of days, and it's already the target of scams and spams. In all cases however, any claims of free music or access to the site is false,...
View ArticleAmazon hack highlights customer service security weakness
Retail support team 'falls like dominoes' to scammers, says savvy customer who documented the latest incident
View ArticleAusCERT 2013: What's it like to be a 'Nigerian scam' victim?
Feelings of shame and despair at being conned out of $300,000 by a convincing Nigerian based email scam led Queensland interior decorator Jill Ambrose to attempt suicide twice.
View ArticleWestpac warns customers of email scam
Westpac Australia has warned customers to delete a hoax email which asks them to sign into a website in order to confirm their credit card details.
View ArticleFour of the newest (and lowest) Social Engineering scams
Your computer files are being held for ransom. Pay up, or lose them. Your bank account is being emptied, so click here to stop it. Your friend has died, click on this funeral home site for more...
View ArticleE-ZPass drivers warned about Phishing scam
E-ZPass Group, a toll collection program consisting of 25 agencies in 15 states, has issued a warning to customers concerning a Phishing scam that is posing as a collection notice.
View ArticleWhy it is time to intensify employee education on phishing
Companies should consider intensifying employee training to combat the increasing craftiness of phishers who are working harder to obtain personal details on targets in order to trap them in scams.
View ArticleScammers using obituary notices to acquire new victims
Everyday, email-based scams circulate the Web targeting users of services such as iTunes, Amazon, PayPal, and Google.
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