Zack Nelson asked:
What Is Phishing?All new technologies come with their drawbacks and it is no different with credit cards. One of these drawbacks goes by the name of Phishing. When a person uses a fraudulent email or online shopping site to get hold of information about your credit card or bank, it is called [...]
Etienne A. Gibbs, MSW asked: The most prevalent type of phishing scam involves setting up a site that has the complete look and feel of an online bank or a popular Internet destination, like PayPal. Phishers send out email to get unsuspecting users to log on and provide their account information, which is then stolen.Another [...]
jaya sinha asked: The word “phishing’’ was coined by hackers who used this method for illicit purposes to the order of luring people to get their bank passwords, credit card number etc. The sites or the email identity used by these hackers seem to be so authentic that an internet user gets lured and commits [...]
Joseph Kenny asked: Phishing is a very sneaky type of fraud conducted over the Internet. Its name is a throw back to the early days of hacking and identity theft and the practice of phone phreaking. While there can be very complicated schemes devised, they are all based on a very simple concept.Phishers try to [...]
John Young asked: Bob squinted at the email and began to read:“Dear eBay User, as part of our security measures, eBay Inc. has developed a security program against fraudulent attempts and account thefts. Therefore, our system requires further account verification…”Security Measures. A threat to suspend his account to prevent “fraudulent activity”. The email went on [...]
Etienne A. Gibbs, MSW asked: A ring of cybercriminals recently broken up by Russian authorities used keylogging software planted in e-mail messages and hidden in websites to draw over $1.1 million from personal bank accounts in France.The goal of these cybercriminals was to infect the inner workings of computers in much the same way that [...]
Etienne A. Gibbs, MSW asked: Pick any geographic region where there is an absence of government and you will find the perfect setting for cybercriminals to set up a home base. For starters, look at Romania and the states of the former Soviet Union where you will find a 10-to-15-year evolution of hacking activity. As [...]
Lisa Carey asked: Have you already received your Tax Rebate check, or as they are now referred to, Economic Stimulus Check? Do you know the facts about this check? Do you know how yours will be delivered? Do you have important plans for your check? Just getting by? Paying off bills? No matter what you [...]
David Slone asked: What is phishing? Phishing involves the sending of an e-mail falsely claiming to be from an established legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering private information that will be used for identity theft. The e-mail directs the user to visit a Web site where they are asked to [...]
John Young asked: “For Your Immediate Attention! Don’t Lose Your Account! Update Immediately!”Bob opened the email and was confronted by the logo of one of his major credit card companies. He had been carrying the card for some time, and had used it for a lot of online purchases.Understandably he was concerned with the message [...]
Ralph Winn asked: Phishing is the stealing of identity information from users online and has become one of the biggest dangers of unknowingly giving away your personal information.According to the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), the number of Phishing incidents is increasing at a rate of 56 percent every month.Phishing can be done on an unsuspecting [...]
Etienne A. Gibbs, MSW asked: The following is adapted by an article in eWEEK.com entitled, 2004: Year of the Cyber-Crime Pandemic. Although written in 2004, the epidemic appears to be getting worst, not better.But wait a minute! Notice I said, “appears to be getting worst”. On the surface, it seems like the epidemic has become [...]