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According to reports, a new phishing scam is targeting Comcast XFINITY cable Internet subscribers. The email reads: "Dear Comcast Customer, The Constant Guard service has updated the Online Security of Comcast Users. To link your account to our new...
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With all the smartphones out there, as well as the fact that it seems everyone is using social media, it's no wonder that old scams are making a reappearance. One example is the grandparent scam, in which a scammer calls a elderly person pretending...
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Thanksgiving is this Thursday, and immediately after is the day shoppers everywhere wait for each year – Black Friday. Shoppers will be out in droves and the holiday shopping season will officially be underway. When the rush to get the perfect gifts for...
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A new phishing scam is making the rounds – and if you use PayPal, you could fall victim. The e-mail looks like it is from PayPal's account review team, and states that the site's security system has "blocked unusual charges to a credit card...
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More than 430 million people around the world have been affected by cybercrime, according to a recent report released by Symantec. The report was based on interviews with nearly 20,000 people from 24 countries. The study showed that 14 adults are victims...
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Facebook is a social networking site that connects more than 500 million people. Users can create a profile, and add pictures, links and comments, and then choose network of Facebook friends with whom to share their profile. There are a variety of different...
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P.T. Barnum famously said, "There's a sucker born every minute." That's exactly what identity thieves are hoping for. One of the most common ways thieves are stealing personal information is through phishing. The practice works like...
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You probably receive dozens of spam e-mails a day. Among them you see warnings that say you must contact your bank to prevent your account from being frozen, or that you must download information to double-check a purchase you don’t remember making. These...
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The Better Business Bureau has issued a warning about a new phishing scam that is being passed around in Facebook. The subject if the scam is McDonald's, but the real target is your personal information. The scam claims that McDonald's is closing...
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If you’re reading this ID theft blog post, chances are you’re already savvy about identity theft methods and techniques for avoiding identity theft. You probably know how identity thieves steal mail, go dumpster diving and commandeer your computer by...
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The warnings about phishing attacks on social networking sites come so frequently, there’s probably a tendency to just tune them out. Well, listen to this: Phishing attacks on social networking sites are up more than 240%. According to a new report from...
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Security experts have identified two new spams designed to infect recipients’ computers with malware. WARNING NO. 1: Trend Micro just reported that there’s an email purporting to provide users with a “critical update” fro Microsoft Outlook and Outlook...
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If you’re looking for a job, you already know it’s a tough market right now. Accompanying the bad news about job availability are warnings that identity thieves are reaping the benefits by posing as job recruiters, or hacking job databases. Unfortunately...
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How can you tell it’s springtime? The daffodils are blooming; the pollen is pooling; the rivers are flooding; and millions of us are hunched over our computers trying to file our income taxes. Unfortunately, as sure as springtime brings spring flowers...
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As if job searching in this economy isn’t discouraging enough, those seeking jobs through Monster.com have been notified that yet another data breach has put users at risk of identity theft. Monster.com posted a warning to their users on their website...
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