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Phishing

Type: Keyphrase

Name: Phishing

description: A particular tactic for committing online fraud and identity theft. A phisher sends out an e-mail which poses as a legitimate business request – for example, a bank asking its customers to verify financial data. The email includes a link that purports to go to a legitimate banking website. However, the site is bogus and when the victim types in passwords or other sensitive information, that data is captured and subsequently used by the phisher to commit fraud.

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 3 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Verified by Visa phishing attack spotted

Security experts warned today that the Verified by Visa online authentication scheme has become the latest lure used by phishers hoping to harvest personal information from unsuspecting shoppers.The scam begins with users being sent an email inviting ... [Computing.co.uk - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Phishing, Andrew Brandt, Webroot Software Inc, Blue Coat Systems Inc

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 3 Documents (in Internet & IT)

Browser security features compared

, Firefox 3, Google Chrome 4, Apple's Safari 4, and Opera 10 include features that block sites known to host malware and malicious downloads. All but Opera also let you browse without leaving any tracks. But just as important as these protections is ensuring ... [CNET News.com - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Secunia

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 23 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Internet & IT)

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Hackers Targeting Law Firms, FBI Warns

The FBI is warning U.S. law firms to beware of hackers. The FBI said this week that hackers are using phishing e-mails with malicious payloads to target law firms and public relations firms. "During the course of ongoing investigations, the FBI identified ... [Law.com - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Computer Hacker, Targeting, Phishing

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 4 Documents (in Internet & IT)

JPMorgan Chase & Co

JP Morgan's New Report Offers Best Practices To Combat Corporate Payments Fraud

JP Morgan has issued a report titled “Payments Fraud: How It Happens And What You Can Do To Protect Your Organization” in which the company shares best practices for battling check, automated clearing house (ACH), and credit card fraud, as well as tips ... [Banking Business Review - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Fraud, Morgan's, JPMorgan Chase & Co

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Protect yourself when shopping online this holiday season

If you’re planning to do some online shopping for your kids this Christmas, there are some things you can do to protect yourself from scams.For most people Christmas is the season of goodwill, but for the spammers and scammers it’s open season. Yup, unless ... [Sympatico - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Clearinghouse, Phishing, Web Browser, Spam

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

United Services Automobile Association

Al Lewis: Holiday Sales Could Be Another Bad Rerun

USAA Financial Planning Services has been asking folks what movie title best describes their holiday budget."It's a Wonderful Life," said 29% of 1,000 adults polled.The National Retail Federation is forecasting a 1% decline over last year's not-so-happy ... [FOXBusiness.com - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Al Lewis, United Services Automobile Association, Interactive Data Corporation, Phishing, Sears Holdings Corporation

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)

Twitter Inc

SSL/TLS Protocol Flaw Subject to Redirect Attack

A recently-revealed weakness in the SSL3 and TLS protocols for secure networking could allow an attacker, positioned as a "man in the middle," to redirect a client from an https site to other sites, according to research reported in Computerworld.I'm ... [PC Magazine - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Phishing, Vulnerability, Twitter Inc

First Reported 23 hours ago - Updated 23 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)

Webroot reports on fake Verified by Visa phishing scam

IT security vendor Webroot says that a phishing scam purporting to come from Visa, the international card issuer, is scamming internet users as they start their online shopping for Christmas.According to a blog posting by Webroot, the phishing scam commences ... [Infosecurity Today - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Webroot Software Inc, Phishing, Social Security, Google Inc

First Reported 20 hours ago - Updated 20 hours ago - 1 Documents

Friday Phonetic Fun

Do you get exasperated with callers who insist on making you spell every word in your address, even really obvious ones?So do we. This has just happened in the office. We were listening to a colleague in precisely that situation being asked to spell ... [Click Through - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Phonetic Alphabet, Phishing, Tsunami

First Reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)

GFI WebMonitor

Control your Internet users browsing habits and monitor downloads in real-time with for ISA Server. Used by thousands of customers and available at an unbeatable price, GFI WebMonitor uses WebGrade, a web categorization database which provides URL coverage ... [Tucows - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Phishing, Virus, Database

First Reported 9 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)

It's a cold, harsh place

TAKE THAT: Unfriend is Oxford's word of the year and a harsh reality for the socially inept.Relevant offersWatch your back: you could be Rickrolled Getting in through the back door Some changes work, others get slammed Apple slices Windows 7 ... [Southland Times - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Adam Lambert, Cyberspace, Filtration

First Reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

The Mac Cybercrime Immunity Fallacy

If you think that your Mac is less likely to get infected with a virus or a trojan than a PC is, you are absolutely correct. However, this in no way makes Mac users immune to cybercrime. Phishers, for example, don't care whether you're using a Mac, a ... [Mac News World - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Cybercrime, Trojan horse, Immunity, Virus, Unix

Quotes

...bercriminals appear to be gearing up for a lucrative holiday season,' said Mike Kronenberg, chief technology officer of Webroot's Consumer business. "A particularly concerning trend is an increase in phishing Trojans - which can steal credit card numbers, passwords and other information -- in the months leading up to November, just as people begin thinking about buying gifts. Remember that hackers don't take a holiday; be aware of how they operate and protect yourself."

Webroot Alerts Online Shoppers To Holiday Cyberthreats: Data-Stealing Malware On The Rise [Dark Reading - 16 hours ago]

...The FBI said this week that hackers are using phishing e-mails with malicious payloads to target law firms and public relations firms. "During the course of ongoing investigations, the FBI identified noticeable increases in computer exploitation attempts against these entities" the warning said...

Hackers Targeting Law Firms, FBI Warns [Law.com - 23 hours ago]

"Phishing Trojans, which can steal credit-card numbers, passwords and other information" are on the rise, Kronenberg said

Al Lewis: Holiday Sales Could Be Another Bad Rerun [FOXBusiness.com - 11/20/2009]

More Content

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It's a cold, harsh place [Southland Times - 9 hours ago]
Secure Channel: Content Security: An Untapped O... [Channel Insider - 9 hours ago]
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Friday Phonetic Fun [Click Through - 20 hours ago]
Symantec's ™Black Market Tour™ takes visitors i... [Government Security News - 22 hours ago]
Camino 2.0 [Tidbits - 22 hours ago]
Hackers Targeting Law Firms, FBI Warns [Law.com - 23 hours ago]
Symantec's ™Black Market Tour™ takes visitors i... [Government Security News - 23 hours ago]
Webroot reports on fake Verified by Visa phishi... [Infosecurity Today - 23 hours ago]
Protect yourself when shopping online this holi... [Sympatico - 11/20/2009]
Reputation-based security to dominate [IT World Canada - 11/20/2009]
Spyware Doctor at the Heart of PC Tools 2010 [PC Magazine - 11/20/2009]
eGuide: Information Security - Buyer's Guide to... [line56 - 11/20/2009]
SSL/TLS Protocol Flaw Subject to Redirect Attack [PC Magazine - 11/20/2009]
Study shows small firms vulnerable to cyber att... [SmartBrief - 11/20/2009]
Al Lewis: Holiday Sales Could Be Another Bad Rerun [FOXBusiness.com - 11/20/2009]
SpamTitan Technologies launches powerful web fi... [IT Backbones - 11/20/2009]
Security pro says new SSL attack can hit many s... [IT World Canada - 11/20/2009]
The (Spyware) Doctor Is In [PC Magazine - 11/20/2009]
How to stay safe shopping online [IT Pro UK - 11/20/2009]
Digital Economy Bill: Industry disputes gov't c... [ZDNet UK - 11/20/2009]
Is Your Small Business Cyber-Secure? [inc.com - 11/20/2009]
10 tricks used by spammers to get into your inbox [IT-Online - 11/20/2009]
ISACA Warns Increase in Web Site Characters Cou... [IT Backbones - 11/20/2009]
SpamTitan Technologies launches powerful web fi... [IT Backbones - 11/20/2009]

Blogs

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Hackers Targeting Law Firms, FBI Warns [Legal Blog Watch - 11/20/2009] The FBI is warning U.S. law firms to beware of hackers. The FBI said this week that hackers are using phishing e-mails with malicious payloads to target law firms ...
Browser security features compared [CNET News.com - 11/20/2009] , Firefox 3, Google Chrome 4, Apple's Safari 4, and Opera 10 include features that block sites known to host malware and malicious downloads. All but Opera also ...
Browser security features compared [Webware.com - 11/20/2009] The newest versions of Internet Explorer, Firefox, and other browsers all protect against phishing and malware attacks, and most also let you browse anonymously, ...
Browser security features compared [CNET News.com - 11/20/2009] The newest versions of Internet Explorer, Firefox, and other browsers all protect against phishing and malware attacks, and most also let you browse anonymously, ...
Camino 2.0 offers Tab Overview and more [The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) - 11/19/2009] Filed under: Software, Freeware, Internet Tools, Open SourceCamino seems a bit like the half-forgotten poor sister of Firefox. The goal of the Camino project is ...

Audio/Video

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WSJ Tech Briefing Early Edition, Oct. 6, 2009 [Wall Street Journal Tech News Briefing - 10/06/2009]
Phishing site spams contacts of Twitter users [IT News Podcast's blog - 05/28/2009]
Microsoft cancels EU antitrust hearing [IT News Podcast's blog - 05/22/2009]
Wall Street Journal Tech Briefing Early Edition... [Wall Street Journal Tech News Briefing - 05/11/2009]
Wall Street Journal Tech Briefing Late Edition,... [Wall Street Journal Tech News Briefing - 04/14/2009]

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