Posts Tagged ‘Phishing Scams’

Online Fraud And The Financial Phishing Scams: Brand Abuse May Be Coming To A Blog Near You

Friday, July 10th, 2009
July 10th, 2009 Goto commentsLeave a comment Brand abuseis increasing, but more important than the sheer volume is the increased sophistication and the opportunistic nature of brandjackers, who are quick to take advantage of current events and popular concerns.Photo credit: Tyler OlsonAs a matter of fact, so-called “brandjackers” continue to exploit the confusion over the financial markets that began in the last quarter of 2008 to prey upon vulnerable consumers, and such online scams continue to

As Phishing Evolves, Criminals Switch to Malware (PC World via Yahoo! News)

Thursday, December 18th, 2008
The scammers began to see serious problems with their phishing scams sometime around April.

Are Webmasters The Latest Target For Phishing Scams?

Saturday, November 1st, 2008
An article about phishing emails purporting to be from domain name registrars requiring the registered owners of domains to confirm their data is accurate.