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The Attack of the Big Phish
Gina HughesY! AdvisorAre you familiar with phishing scams? I get several in my inbox every day, and I bet you do too. Phishing is a one of the fastest-growing cybercrimes, according to the FBI , and one that costs c...
How to avoid tax time phishing scams
Gina HughesY! AdvisorIdentity theft runs rampant during tax season, so it's important to be a extremely " "" " skeptical of any email or call claiming be from the IRS. One way to protect " "" " yourself against phis...
Scammers Go Phishing for MySpace Passwords
Dory DevlinY! AdvisorParents, you may want to warn the MySpace users in your house about another phishing scam, and make sure your browsers' anti-phishing tools are working. Brian Krebs at the Washington Post warns th...
How to Spot a Phishing Scam
Gina HughesY! AdvisorIf you haven't read part one of this phishing report, I recommend you do so before diving into part deux. Knowledge is power, and you should learn how to recognize every trick phishers have up the...
The Great Phishing Experiment
Robin RaskinY! AdvisorHow likely is it that when you receive an email with an enticement to click onto a phony web site (a phishing site) you'll fall for the bait and give up some of your private information? The resul...
Phish: It's What's For Dinner
Christopher NullY! AdvisorYou just visited a web site for the first time. Now it wants you to use your Yahoo! account to log in before you can continue. Should you do it? For those unfamiliar with Net scam terminology, there&#...
Phishing for Personal Data on MySpace
Dory DevlinY! AdvisorHere's another thing to warn your kids about on MySpace: phishing scams. PCWorld.com reports that a phishing site that gathered login and other person information from MySpace users was removed...
Protect Yourself: Beginner's Guide to Tax Fraud
Robin RaskinY! AdvisorThere's no peak season for scamming, spamming, and phishing, but the number of insidious attacks are on the rise and frequently occur during peak periods of online activity: holidays and tax seaso...
Phishing Quiz: Can You Score a Perfect 10?
Robin RaskinY! AdvisorTime to sharpen your number 2 pencils and put on your thinking caps. I've got a quiz for you. McAfee, creator of SiteAdvisor , is testing your knowledge of phishing sites —sites that attempt...
How to Protect Your System Aginst Phishers
Gina HughesY! AdvisorMy recent field guide on How to Spot a Phishing Scam and The Attack of the Big Phish raised some questions regarding the detection, and removal of malware on your computer system. Everyone had excelle...
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