It’s a never ending battle, and the organized internet crime industry seems to be improving on their technology and their ability to ‘fool’ more people into sharing their secure information. Pass this on …
ATM phishing scam
The Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office is warning people about a telephone phishing scam where the victim is told their ATM card has been canceled or deactivated due to fraudulent activity.
The automated message then asks people to enter their credit card information or other personal information so the bank can investigate and reactivate the card or reverse any charges. 
continue reading :: www.9news.com
Facebook Used to Find Money Mules
Phishers are looking into different ways of reaching new recruits of cyber criminals by casting their nets onto social networking sites, creating special Facebook groups for their work-at-home scams, according to Kaspersky Lab.
Far from a novel idea, phishers have been using social networks for years to find new recruits. Now, the scammers have created Facebook groups specifically dedicated to the work-at-home scams that often serve as recruitment schemes for money mules. One such group has almost 225,000 members on Facebook, according to Kaspersky researchers. continue reading :: Michael Cheek
Google Takes Microsoft Windows Away from Staff
While pointing the finger at faulty security, the search engine outfit announced yesterday that it will no longer allow employees to use the Microsoft Windows operating system.
Google employees, which were previously able to request their preferred operating system, will now only have Linux or Mac to choose from. continue reading :: cmswire.com
Clickjacking Spreads Across Facebook
Security labs across the globe today issued a warning, saying hundreds of thousands of Facebook users are falling victim to ‘clickjacking” attacks.
The links to subjects such as “World Cup 2010 in HD” or “Justin Bieber’s phone number” is appearing on the facebook and showing the members that their friends have “liked” the links. If the users click on the link they are tricked into recommending the site on Facebook too. continue reading :: www.usanewsweek.com
iPad Phishing Scheme Advertised on Facebook
The scheme is massively advertised on a Facebook Events page where about 2500 people signed up for the event and – probably – fell victim to the phishing attack.
Needless to mention that, after filling in the personal details, getting phished and installing the toolbar you’ll never get the iPad, nor will you hear from the attackers again. continue reading :: malwarecity.com/
Phishing for the General
If you get an Internet appeal from Gen. Ray Odierno, the senior American commander in Iraq, asking you to pay lots of money to get your son or daughter out of combat duty, don’t believe it.
And certainly don’t send the $200,000. continue reading :: atwar.blogs.nytimes.com
URL shortener checks for virus, malware
You’ll never want for a URL shortener with the abundance of them online but why settle for just shortening the link when you can run a security scan on it in the process? Saf.li checks your links to keep them virus free.
Plug a link into Saf.li and not only do you get a shorter link but Saf.li – powered by the popular BitDefender anti-virus software – scans the website to check for viruses, malware, malicious code, and phishing attacks. continue reading :: lifehacker.com
Do yourself, your friends, and your family a big favor … spread these links and lessons around. We need to save as many people from the misery of identity theft as we can!
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