Topic

Phishing

412 published works

Tom Mighell May 6, 2004
ISP as Phishing Blocker
By Tom Mighell
Gee, Earthlink really has it going on as a proactive ISP, huh? First they offer free spyware auditing services; now they're introducing a new toolbar called ScamBlocker, which is designed to track and…
Tom Mighell April 22, 2004
Increasing Numbers of Phisher-people
By Tom Mighell
The number of phishing scams has increased exponentially over the past six months, rising from 279 to 215,643. The reason for this has to be (in part, anyway), that many of…
Tom Mighell March 31, 2004
Speaking of perils….
By Tom Mighell
If you haven't learned about the dangers of falling prey to a phishing scam, read this. The latest Phishing Attack Trends Report (PDF File) shows that 282 attacks were reported in February,…
Tom Mighell January 27, 2004
Another Day, another phishing scam
By Tom Mighell
This time it's a letter purporting to be from the FDIC (it's not), warning that if users don't provide their bank account information online they will lose their insurance protection, citing the…
Tom Mighell January 26, 2004
Goin’ Anti-Phishin’
By Tom Mighell
Every now and then I mention a new "phishing" scam, where individuals receive spoofed e-mails purporting to be from legitimate websites. Now you can keep up-to-date on the latest in…
Tom Mighell November 18, 2003
New virus attack uses PayPal to gain access
By Tom Mighell
The latest MiMail worm is disguised as a message from PayPal. I got one of these e-mails yesterday, and my antivirus program quarantined it immediately. If the e-mail makes it past your…
Tom Mighell October 28, 2003
Phishing for your Citibank account
By Tom Mighell
The concept of phishing is on the increase, as more and more scammers try to steal your personal information through legitimate-looking e-mails and websites. The most recent involves an attempt to…
Tom Mighell July 25, 2003
Gone phishing
By Tom Mighell
Not me, but the FBI is warning that online identity theft (nicknamed "phishing") is on the rise. With the recent outbreak of scam e-mails purportedly coming from reputable websites, it's important to…
Tom Mighell March 11, 2003
Beware the new PayPal scam
By Tom Mighell
If you use PayPal and you get an e-mail from the company asking you to re-submit credit card and/or bank account information, read this first. There's a new scam e-mail making…
Tom Mighell December 17, 2002
Those wily Nigerians are at it again
By Tom Mighell
Now that more people are aware that those e-mails from former high-ranking officials of the Nigerian government were hoaxes, the scammers have turned their attention to another scheme: fraudulent purchases…