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Facebook users are being hit with yet another phishing attack. This one arrived as emails in user inboxes, directing them to visit a link that looked like it was connected to Facebook.  Once users arrived they were greeted with a fake Facebook login page.  Those that fell for the deception… Continue Reading »

The current top trending topic on Twitter is the “pornnamesgame.”  It seems silly and harmless enough.  You take the name of your first pet and add the name of the street you grew up on or your mother’s maiden name and the resulting name is your “porn name.”  For example… Continue Reading »

Welcome to Shields Up!  This weekly column will cover all things related to computer and internet security as well as staying safe as you surf the net.  We’ll cover spams, scams, phishing, malware, and more. These days the internet has grown far beyond its academic roots and become more than… Continue Reading »

If you happen to have an old Nokia 1100 that was made in a certain factory in Germany lying around the house, you may be able to say “Show me the money!”  Well, if you wanted to sell to hackers that is. It seems that there are claims the phone… Continue Reading »

A new report is revealing that most federal agencies aren’t following security protocols that could prevent phishing attacks.  The report by the Online Trust Alliance, a group of security companies working to fight email and Internet fraud, found that 56% of the 25 agencies it studied did not authenticate emails… Continue Reading »

A study by Verizon Business revealed that organized crime was behind more than 90% of all data breaches.  The company investigated 90 data breaches that exposed over 280 million records. Matthijs van der Wel, manager principal forensics EMEA, at Verizon Business Security Solutions, outlined the typical scenario for data losses. … Continue Reading »

Tax related phishing scams continue to rise as the deadline for filing taxes nears.  Experts say the most common types of tax related phishing scams include fake offers of refunds, economic stimulus payments, or help getting rid of tax debt.  When the recipient unwittingly follows the link provided, they are… Continue Reading »

Spam levels have returned to the level they were at before the shutdown of nefarious ISP McColo, which was known for its acceptance of spammers and scammers as customers.  After the shutdown, spam levels dropped an amazing 75%, largely in part because three botnets were cut off by it: Mega-D,… Continue Reading »

Oh, is Twitter making the news as of late.  And the latest is really not for a positive reason.  If you, like many, are a Twitter user, you better be careful since it was just found out that they are vulnerable to a major cross-site scripting (XSS) hack vulnerability which… Continue Reading »

Infamous “Spam King” Sanford Wallace is back in the news.  Popular social networking site Facebook, has filed a federal suit against him and two of his associates in San Jose District Court, alleging that the spammer and two associates were running an email harvesting operation aimed at their users. It… Continue Reading »