I've used a digital wallet for years to keep track of my passwords (I use Roboform but there are other choices). Recently I found that it serves a purpose that hadn't occured to me: phishing prevention. Here's the deal: I got a message from a friend with a link. Without thinking … [Read more...]
Phishing scam: Dear Webmail User
This is such a lame phishing scam that I can't imagine anyone falling for it. But I received three of these messages in the past two days so I'm passing it along. I reported this account to Google, so I hope they'll disable it. Dear Webmail User, This message was sent automatically by a … [Read more...]
New phishing scam: Please Update Your Email Account
I just received two identical messages with the following text. There's no URL -- the only way to respond is to reply to the message. Replies go to updatweb1 at aol.com I hope no one's foolish enough to fall for this. -----Original Message----- From: apache@net.lg.ua … [Read more...]
Major Spammer Haven Shut Down: Spam Volumes Drop by Two-Thirds
The Washington Posts's Security Fix blog reports that spam volumes declined by 2/3 after an ISP that was hosting spam operations was taken offline. The story: read more … [Read more...]
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