Forty-one million stolen credit cards is just the beginning
Federal prosecutors have charged 11 people with stealing 41 million credit cards, obtained by wardriving. The criminals drove around and scanned wireless networks for vulnerabilities, then installed...
View ArticleVirus Cracks Open Email Scam
This story is near and dear to me. One day I went into a frenzy, because a good friend sent me an email that she was stranded in Ghana and needed me to send her some money. She never mentioned she was...
View ArticleAT&T accused of spamming its own customers
AT&T appears to have made a monumental blunder. Over the past week they sent text messages to most of their customers. The messages were ads for American Idol, and urged customers to watch the...
View ArticleFBI warns of money mule scams
The FBI warned Wednesday that its Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has been receiving "numerous complaints" from people who have become unwitting victims to work-from-home scams.read more
View ArticleIdentity thieves beat Obama to stimulus package punch
Although the U.S. government's economic stimulus package hasn't even gotten out of Congress, scammers aren't waiting; they've launched multiple campaigns that tempt users into revealing personal...
View ArticleScammers abuse Google Trends to poison search results
Cyber crooks are using one of Google Inc.'s own tools to poison search results with links that spread fake security software, a researcher said Thursday.read more
View ArticleBrazen New E-mail Scam
Just when I think e-mail scams can't get any more brazen, or e-mail readers any more careless, I get surprised again. “Job offer at your location” arrived today, combining two amazing scams in one...
View ArticleE-mail evidence in Madoff case includes another scam
A scam letter appears to have found its way into victim e-mails submitted in the Madoff case.read more
View ArticleFacebook Warns of Clickjacking Scam
Security firm Sophos recently discovered a new clickjacking scam on Facebook that spreads via the social network's "share" feature and could be costing you $5 a week. The new malware is similar to a...
View ArticleCameron Diaz could wreck your PC, McAfee warns
Cameron Diaz’s next film could easily be titled ‘There’s Something About Malware.’ Diaz tops McAfee’s annual ranking of the most dangerous celebrity searches on the Internet.read more
View ArticleWell, I won't be needing this job anymore. Thank you, United Nations!
What do you have to say about the 'useless' U.N. now, John Bolton?read more
View ArticleSpamming Pinterest for $1000+ per day
Automate accounts and "pinning" to make your Amazon affiliate links look popular, then bank the bucks.read more
View ArticleFacebook botnets have gone wild
Is your new Facebook BFF really a fake account being used in a botnet? Look closely and it seems obvious -- but it's apparently not obvious to Facebook.read more
View ArticleGoofiest Facebook hoaxes
Blue tigers, Bieber sex tapes and Charlie Sheen’s untimely death - these are a few of my favorite Facebook hoaxesread more
View ArticleControlBox may keep spammers and scammers at bay
Selling items online means exposing personal information to strangers and scammers. Services like ControlBox can make the Net a safer place to sell.read more
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