Fake order confirmations. I’ve seen a lot of these the last couple of weeks. Particularly repeated email messages claiming to be from Costco (Walgreens, etc.) with “Order Confirmation” as the subject. Of course, I never placed any such order(s). Examination of the messages (without actually opening them in an email app) revealed various sender addresses… Continue reading Fake order confirmations — another email scam
Tag: Phishing
Malicious email — warning signs
So, you’re careful when looking at your email inbox’s message list. You delete messages from strangers. You delete obvious promotions and ads. Yet, some messages appear okay. You open those messages. Here’re some things to check, as noted in a recent PC World “Three warning signs that email is malicious” article: 1. Dear customer 2.… Continue reading Malicious email — warning signs
Prof’s Hack Challenge Revealing
PC World summarized the results of a New York University Professor’s challenge to conduct a personal “pen test” on him. And the answer, at least in his case, is that knowing that they were out to get him didn’t stop them. He got hacked. As he wrote, in an account of the project last month,… Continue reading Prof’s Hack Challenge Revealing
Phishing Attacks August 2013
PC World summarized a Kaspersky Lab’s study that noted: Spam volumes took a usual seasonal drop in August, but phishing spiked, including a noticeable interest in hijacking Apple accounts. This article may be viewed at: www.pcworld.com/article/2049287/apple-is-a-tempting-phishing-target-for-scammers.html#tk.rss_all Of particular note was the resurgence of some old malware which infects your email contact list. Phishing attacks continued… Continue reading Phishing Attacks August 2013
Reporting fraud and/or phishing
VIPRE Security News Vol.1, #5 – August 10, 2011 – Issue #5 contains a list of both government and corporate email addresses to send incidents of fraud and/or phishing.