Sometime last week, the telecommunications company AT&T leaked 114,067 iPad 3G owners’ e-mail addresses; all thanks to the arguably malicious intervention of a group called Goatse Security. On hacking into the AT&T servers, Goatse Security had the e-mail addresses published; these including the e-mail addressed of celebrities and politicians alike. When finally AT&T realized that [...]
It is less than 24 hours before the opening match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup and you can literally feel the excitement. The internet is buzzing with everything world cup, so users are advised to be extremely cautious when it comes to unsolicited e-mails, online purchases and online bookings. Security company Symantec had the [...]
Following the commotion that resulted from the changes to Facebook’s security settings, cyber criminals are now sending out scam e-mails purportedly from “The Facebook Team”. This new scam e-mail informs recipients that their Facebook accounts have been deactivated, but if they prefer they can reactivate their accounts by clicking on the provided link and inserting [...]
Once again, Cyber criminals are up to no good and this time they are masquerading as members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. These cyber crooks are sending out spam e-mails that inform each recipient that he/she is a beneficiary of US$10.5 million. The fake e-mail informs the recipient that his/her file was presented to [...]
Scam artists are targeting investors and job seekers as they use the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill as bait. The authorities have already issued alerts to warn job seekers and investors about potential scams that exploit the Gulf oil spill and associated clean-up efforts. In reaction to the bogus investment offers, On May 25, the [...]
Once again spammers are using big names such as PayPal to attract the attention of potential victims. Using electronic mail as a channel to spread phishing and hoax e-mails has become a rather profitable venture for cyber-criminals. The most common fraud e-mails have interesting topics that involve password resetting for bank, e-mail or online accounts; [...]
