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Friday, 19 June 2009
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Friday, 19 June 2009
4. Surge in Hong Kong Cybercrime - finews.asia
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Thursday, 18 October 2018
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Thursday, 20 September 2018
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Thursday, 30 August 2018
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Wednesday, 29 August 2018
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Tuesday, 21 August 2018
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Thursday, 16 August 2018
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Wednesday, 15 August 2018
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Thursday, 24 May 2018
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Tuesday, 12 December 2017
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Thursday, 09 November 2017
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Thursday, 12 October 2017
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Friday, 29 September 2017
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Wednesday, 13 September 2017
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Monday, 04 September 2017
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Thursday, 31 August 2017
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Thursday, 17 August 2017
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Tuesday, 08 August 2017
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Friday, 26 May 2017
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Saturday, 20 May 2017
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Friday, 03 March 2017
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Friday, 27 January 2017
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Wednesday, 11 January 2017
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Tuesday, 10 January 2017
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Wednesday, 04 January 2017
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Tuesday, 20 December 2016
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Thursday, 15 December 2016
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Friday, 09 December 2016
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Tuesday, 15 November 2016
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Tuesday, 15 November 2016
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Wednesday, 02 November 2016
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Monday, 31 October 2016
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Friday, 28 October 2016
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Monday, 17 October 2016
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Sunday, 17 July 2016
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Sunday, 29 May 2016
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Tuesday, 24 May 2016
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Monday, 09 May 2016
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Saturday, 12 March 2016
43. 2 held in phishing case - Deccan Herald
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Tuesday, 08 March 2016
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Tuesday, 08 March 2016
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Wednesday, 24 February 2016
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Wednesday, 24 February 2016
47. Cyber crime cell cracks first case - The Hindu
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Friday, 18 December 2015
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Sunday, 08 November 2015
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Monday, 26 October 2015
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Thursday, 22 October 2015
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Sunday, 04 October 2015
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Tuesday, 22 September 2015
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Wednesday, 09 September 2015
... and Instagram. They are using different methods such as phishing, money flipping and impersonation to steal the money from unsuspecting Cash App users...  ...
Sunday, 27 October 2019
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Sunday, 08 September 2019
Hackers can copy credit cards of online shoppers: Here's how  NewsBytes Just as technology improves, those who swear to break it also continue to evolve. We know hackers carry out phishing attacks, ...
Saturday, 23 February 2019
Times of India Nigerians dupe trader via phishing Times of India LUCKNOW: A Mumbai-based Nigerian gang had duped a medicine dealer in city of Rs 40 lakh through phishing. This was revealed ...
Sunday, 25 November 2018
... times. Between 2016 and 2017, a series of cyber attacks targeted Virginia's National Bank of Blacksburg over an eight-month period with crooks phishing ...    ...
Friday, 09 November 2018
... text scams, ATM skimming, ponzi/pyramiding scheme, spurious investments, identity theft, phishing, spoofing, Nigerian scams, budol-budol, and dugo-dugo scams...    ...
Monday, 22 October 2018
60. Surge in Hong Kong Cybercrime - finews.asia
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finews.asia Surge in Hong Kong Cybercrime finews.asia In August alone, there were 15 reports of such incidents, compared with only two cases of fake websites or phishing attempts in the ...
Thursday, 18 October 2018
St. George Daily Spectrum Bank customer was 4 numbers away from having accounts drained by a scammer. Here's how he spotted the phishing ... St. George Daily Spectrum According to Sasser, ...
Wednesday, 17 October 2018
Fortune A Convincing, New Phone Phishing Scam Wants Your Banking Secrets. Here's How to Stay Secure Fortune With that information in hand, the scammers can quickly manufacture ATM or debit ...
Wednesday, 03 October 2018
... News 4: The most identified attacks were: i) malicious code or malware (80% of all banking entities), ii) violation of clear desk policies (63% of total banking entities) and iii) targeted phishing to ...
Thursday, 27 September 2018
... investments, identity theft, phishing; spoofing, Budol-Budol and Dugo-Dugo scams. The BSP gave the following tips on how to ...    ...
Wednesday, 26 September 2018
Detroit Free Press Cyber crooks try to divert direct-deposit paychecks into their accounts Detroit Free Press The scam starts out with a phishing email that aims to trick someone into ...
Thursday, 20 September 2018
ZDNet Notorious cyber crime gang behind global bank hacking spree returns with new attacks ZDNet A notorious hacking group that targets financial organisations and is thought to be the ...
Thursday, 30 August 2018
... through a targeted phishing attack, as Lazarus has done in the past. The hackers then compromised the bank's ATM infrastructure, set up a ...    ...
Thursday, 30 August 2018
The Bellingham Herald 'There is a phishing scam going on in Whatcom County,' but banks and you can thwart it The Bellingham Herald Card skimmers at gas pumps, phone calls from phony law ...
Wednesday, 29 August 2018
ZDNet How hackers managed to steal $13.5 million in Cosmos bank heist ZDNet ... of the banking system, potentially through a spear phishing campaign or unauthorized access to a remote ...
Tuesday, 28 August 2018
North Korean Hacking Group Steals $13.5 Million From Indian Bank Dark Reading But based on how Lazarus Group actors have typically operated in the past, the attackers broke in via a spear-phishing ...
Monday, 27 August 2018
CSO Australia Criminals exclusively target bank staff credentials with RAT-laced Microsoft Publisher email attachments CSO Australia The discovery of the FlawedAmmy phishing attack on ...
Tuesday, 21 August 2018
Gulf Digital News Global alert over ATM attacks Gulf Digital News Phishing. “Be aware: To avoid possible fraud and financial losses, please do not respond to any phishing messages by phone ...
Thursday, 16 August 2018
Axios Massive botnet suddenly shifts focus to hacking banks Axios The vaunted Necurs botnet — a network of millions of hacked computers that do the bidding of criminals — suddenly shifted ...
Wednesday, 15 August 2018
... controls of the banks using phishing techniques, such as removing the maximum ATM withdrawal amount, or any limits on the number of customer ...    ...
Wednesday, 15 August 2018
USA TODAY Banks on alert from FBI about potential 'unlimited' ATM heist worth millions USA TODAY In that incident, a phishing email led to malware on a PC and the compromise of a computer ...
Tuesday, 14 August 2018
SC Magazine Blacksburg bank loses $2.4 million after two phishing attacks SC Magazine Bank robbers often stick up the same bank twice, but a recent lawsuit between a Virginia bank and ...
Wednesday, 25 July 2018
... such as ATM manufacturers. It was a classic spear-phishing gambit. When opened, the attachments downloaded a piece of malicious code ...    ...
Tuesday, 26 June 2018
The Telegraph India Cops warn people over cyber crime The Telegraph India The fraudsters obtain an individual's banking details through phishing techniques or others means. They then use ...
Thursday, 24 May 2018
... systems, and payment gateways.” ... Staff training also needs to be improved to spot phishing ...  ...
Tuesday, 22 May 2018
... it. Recommended By Colombia ... Careless people are the reason that this business of phishing is continuing. Why people get so easily ...  ...
Friday, 18 May 2018
Over 1700 card, net banking frauds reported in 2017: Govt Daily Pioneer In response to another question, Alphons said as per information received from RBI, 30,222 incidents of phishing/vishing, ...
Friday, 16 March 2018
Safeguarding the Digital Vault: An Era of Digi Thieves The Daily Telescope Cyber threat intelligence reveals that phishing, botnets and mobile malware are rated among the most likely threats ...
Thursday, 04 January 2018
ATM fraud, card cloning cases on the rise in city - Tribune India The Tribune TheTribune: CHANDIGARH:Cases of debit and credit card fraud and card cloning are fast rising in the city... ...
Tuesday, 12 December 2017
... (CIS) division at the Home Ministry after more than 150 incidents related to cyber security, including phishing, website intrusions, defacements, virus, ATM malware and ransomware ...   ...
Thursday, 07 December 2017
Tahawul Tech Voice phishing incidents emerge in the UAE | Tahawul Tech Tahawul Tech Bankers are cautioning their customers against a new wave of voice phishing, through which confidential ...
Wednesday, 15 November 2017
... spear-phishing emails and watering hole attacks. The attack groups are also related in that they all re-use some of the same code ...    ...
Wednesday, 15 November 2017
Toronto Residents Lost Over $300000 Due to Bitcoin Scams Cryptovest This may seem like a routine phishing attack carried out by phone, but according to her later statements, they had plenty ...
Thursday, 09 November 2017
How To Fight The Smartphone Fraudsters BCW SIM swap fraud: Hackers gather information on potential victims through phishing schemes. Using this data, they call mobile operators and change ...
Friday, 03 November 2017
Financial Post Identity theft alert: How 77,0000 Canadians lost $99 million last year in extortion, phishing and romance scams Financial Post He tried the card again at a variety store, ...
Thursday, 26 October 2017
... to obtain credit information for users, otherwise known as phishing. ... So what they do is they will get an alert that the R50 000 has been transferred into your account they go to the ATM.”...  ...
Wednesday, 25 October 2017
... similar to spear phishing -- and then use these victims to find others of similar interest. In this model, victims are selected beforehand and ...    ...
Thursday, 12 October 2017
... several cases of phishing that targeted city residents. ... constables Gnanasekaran and Kalimuthu and constable Saravanan a month ago ...    ...
Friday, 29 September 2017
... remotely attack ATMs without physical access to the device on a number of occasions - like many other forms of cyber attack, the infiltration begins with phishing emails sent to bank ...  ...
Tuesday, 26 September 2017
... computers through spear-phishing attacks. Additionally, hackers are now moving away from stealing credit card numbers and ATM numbers, ...    ...
Friday, 22 September 2017
The Manila Times No more ComeLeak, ATM skimming, phishing: How is that possible? The Manila Times RIGHT after the momentous CEO Breakfast Forum of the Information Systems Security Society ...
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
Motherboard en_us New Bitcoin Scam Targets Hurricane Irma Anxiety Motherboard en_us The scam, which appears to be an evolution of an existing phishing campaign, was publicized in a Reddit ...
Wednesday, 13 September 2017
Independent Online Security systems fall behind as cybercrime escalates Independent Online The amount stolen was unclear. Bank fraud, ATM scams and phishing are common in Romania, one ...
Monday, 04 September 2017
SC Magazine 419 phishing email from 'Rev. Goodluck Ebola' offers $10.5M SC Magazine “We wish to inform you that your unclaimed payment of USD$10.5 Million in Africa has been released and ...
Thursday, 31 August 2017
KCRA Sacramento BEWARE: Phishing scam targets Bank of America customers KCRA Sacramento Phishing emails that appear to be from Bank of America are targeting potential victims. In the campaign, ...
Thursday, 17 August 2017
The Times Are you at risk from fraud? The Times What do having your card stolen at an ATM and clicking on a phishing email have in common? ... But perhaps the worst of this type is the ...
Tuesday, 08 August 2017
NAB customers become the newest target of phishing scam International Business Times AU Combo David Markus founder David Markus told SmartCompany that launching a fake website is a matter ...
Friday, 26 May 2017
Times of India Cyber cell experts capable of solving tricky cases: Police commissioner Times of India DCP Shweta Khedekar said police have received several cases of ATM frauds and phishing ...
Saturday, 20 May 2017
... Response Team of India (CERT-In), the nodal agency to combat hacking, phishing and to fortify security- related defences of the Indian Internet domain. "It has been reported that a ...   ...
Monday, 15 May 2017
Bank customers lose Rs 4 lakh, number portability turns tool for phishing Times of India To make the call authentic, first an automated message says, "State Bank of India does not require ...
Thursday, 20 April 2017
... details not only from their phishing scheme and malware, but also from redirecting ATM and point-of-sale transactions to ...  ...
Tuesday, 04 April 2017
... cyber threats, ranging from evolving malware to phishing scams. But the biggest and most malicious threat originates from ... As an example, Bryan Campbell ...  ...
Wednesday, 22 March 2017
... network, though all of them may not have been compromised. ... Cases of e-theft of funds and frauds such as phishing and impersonation are on rise, he said...  ...
Sunday, 12 March 2017
... channel is being employed in a financial fraud spear-phishing campaign — targeting executives in large public companies involved with filings ...  ...
Thursday, 09 March 2017
109. How To Avoid Digital ID Issues - Moneylife
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
Moneylife How To Avoid Digital ID Issues Moneylife So, how exactly does identity theft take place? It often happens when you fall for phishing, download malware or ransomware, use unsecured ...
Friday, 03 March 2017
BEWARE: Chase Bank phishing scam targeting customers WDSU New Orleans A Chase Bank phishing scam is targeting victims via email and text messages. In the latest campaign, fake ... "So, ...
Friday, 03 March 2017
... a customer. The most common frauds are card skimming and phishing. In both these cases, the personal identification number and other data belonging to a ...  ...
Sunday, 29 January 2017
Komando Top Story: New Credit Card Skimmers Are Virtually Undetectable When Stealing Your Credit Card Info Komando New data breaches, malware and phishing scams seem to be popping up constantly. ...
Saturday, 28 January 2017
... They used spear-phishing to target bank employees and penetrate the banks' internal networks. They then located and hacked into the ATM network segment ...    ...
Friday, 27 January 2017
ZDNet Organised cybercrime gang members arrested after ATM attacks ZDNet Tactics included the use of spear-phishing emails containing attachments containing malware to disrupt systems, ...
Friday, 27 January 2017
Retired man duped on the pretext of membership renewal Times of India Police inspector Satish Tak said, "Though there are numerous cases of people becoming an easy prey of tele-phishing ...
Sunday, 22 January 2017
Man loses Rs 5000 in a convincing phishing net The New Indian Express I called both banks and they blocked the cards, but IOB told me that there was not anything they could do to get the ...
Wednesday, 11 January 2017
Netflix Phishing Campaign Targeted User Information, Credit Card ... Threatpost Researchers recently identified a phishing campaign set up to lure unsuspecting Netflix users into giving ...
Tuesday, 10 January 2017
Times of India Aurangabad Zilla Parishad clerk duped of Rs 36480 via tele-phishing Times of India The suspect using the time-tested modus operandi, informed the clerk that his ATM will ...
Monday, 09 January 2017
India Live Today Jharkhand's Jamtara is the phishing hub of India in digital crime India Live Today The probe found that this Jharkhand district has in fact turned into the country's hub ...
Wednesday, 04 January 2017
Positive Technologies Reveals How Criminals Hacked ATMs ISBuzz News Our investigation found that, for this Eastern European bank, the initial compromise was facilitated by a phishing scam ...
Tuesday, 20 December 2016
USA TODAY Think cyberthreats are bad now? They'll get worse in 2017 with ... USA TODAY "Spear phishing" will continue to be the Achilles' heel of cybersecurity in 2017...  ...
Sunday, 18 December 2016
Stuff.co.nz 'Phishing' scam saw more than $200,000 taken from bank accounts ... Stuff.co.nz Victims provided bank details after receiving emails to...    ...
Thursday, 15 December 2016
Times of India E-wallets have increased chances of cyber crimes in state, say police Times of India Ranchi: Cases of phishing attacks have increased since government and private parties ...
Friday, 09 December 2016
Data protection key to securing APAC's cashless payments Networks Asia With new combinations of malware customized for local markets, phishing and social engineering attacks as well increasing ...
Monday, 28 November 2016
Wall Street Journal Hackers Program Bank ATMs to Spew Cash Wall Street Journal The FBI said hackers broke into both the Taiwan and Thailand banks with fraudulent “phishing” emails disguised ...
Monday, 21 November 2016
Nigeria: Fraudsters Target 63.7 Million Banks Accounts, E-Payment Channels AllAfrica.com A similar phishing email will ask bank customers to update their online banking profiles. Another ...
Tuesday, 15 November 2016
Guardian Fraudsters target 63.7m banks accounts, e-payment channels Guardian A similar phishing email will ask bank customers to update their online banking profiles. Another scam message ...
Tuesday, 15 November 2016
QNS.com ATM skimmers, mail fishing scams continue to plague northeast Queens residents: cops QNS.com Another scam officials have observed in the area are installed skimming devices, which ...
Wednesday, 02 November 2016
NeFF raises alarm over social engineering attacks on customers Vanguard ... confidential information without hacking into a system.” He noted that social engineers target confidential ...
Monday, 31 October 2016
iTech Post Major UK Banks Targets Of New Social Media Phishing Scam, Says ... iTech Post A phishing campaign,apart from targeting banks, also targets other industries that are especially ...
Friday, 28 October 2016
Brattleboro Bank Accounts Hacked As Part Of Phishing Scam Vermont Public Radio The information was used to create fake debit cards, which were then used at a Citibank ATM in New York to ...
Monday, 17 October 2016
... with such devious messaging, that it may successfully bait many people who might normally detect and avoid other phishing attacks,” Joseph Steinberg, CEO of SecureMySocial, wrote in a column last ...  ...
Monday, 17 October 2016
... cases were registered in 2015 compared to 21 in 2014. Of the 38 offences registered last year, 80% were cheating and fraud cases, such as phishing ...    ...
Friday, 14 October 2016
... ATMs available today. Criminals are looking into different ways to make money these days. Phishing, extortion, ransomware, and bank account hacking ...  ...
Saturday, 01 October 2016
Two held by police for credit card fraud - Deccan Herald Deccan Herald Two men involved in credit card phishing have been arrested by the Delhi Police from Deogarh in Jharkhand.  ...
Sunday, 17 July 2016
... no phishing emails have been found in high-level managers' inboxes. Phishing is a means to acquire sensitive information such as ...    ...
Thursday, 14 July 2016
... digits on the back side of their ATM cards. They also ... One of the victims of this phishing attack had shared the information with Manorama News, on condition of ...  ...
Thursday, 14 July 2016
PC Magazine How Smartwatch Sensors Can Reveal Your ATM PIN PC Magazine Your online accounts can be hacked in numerous ways, from brute force attacks to phishing scams. But if you wear ...
Thursday, 07 July 2016
TechNewsWorld Banking Trojans Take Backseat to Ransomware TechNewsWorld In a typical banking trojan attack, a robber mounts a phishing campaign to entice a target to open an attachment ...
Saturday, 04 June 2016
Duped techie tracks accused to Bihar Bangalore Mirror After falling prey to the latest phishing scam by divulging his bank account details over the phone and losing `1.2 lakh, this techie ...
Sunday, 29 May 2016
... fund transfers, fraudulent withdrawals from ATMs using fake cards, and instances of phishing, have increased “manifold”. Mundra felt that it is critical for banks to ...    ...
Saturday, 28 May 2016
Spearfish man sentenced to 15 years in prison for burglary, ID theft, grand theft Black Hills Pioneer Daugherty pleaded guilty in February 2015 to forgery, grand theft, and identity theft, ...
Tuesday, 24 May 2016
Hack Read Criminals Steal 1.44 billion Yen ($13 million) from 1400 ATMs in 2½ hours Hack Read You often read about malicious actors targeting users with small scale phishing or malware ...
Sunday, 22 May 2016
... and a corresponding APT campaign that has gone after specific individuals primarily via spear phishing tactics. According to an ESET white paper, evidence ...    ...
Wednesday, 18 May 2016
Another victim of ATM card fraud Chandigarh Tribune Earlier too a number of residents became victims of the phishing racket. Police investigations revealed that the accused in such cases ...
Monday, 09 May 2016
... and phishing. While Tetangco conceded that cyber attacks and crimes against the financial industry would likely go on ...    ...
Tuesday, 26 April 2016
... ... The access can be achieved through several ways including malware and phishing attacks. But there is another way round too ...  ...
Tuesday, 26 April 2016
... attackers will get caught. The Carbanak 2.0 gang used social engineering, with a phishing email that included an attachment for the initial ...    ...
Friday, 01 April 2016
Banking customers be aware of text scam YumaPioneer The Independent Bankers of Colorado (IBC) is alerting consumers to a wave of phishing scams through text messages. Consumers need to ...
Monday, 21 March 2016
Man falls prey to phishing racket, loses Rs 51000 Chandigarh Tribune He said fraudsters managed to get details of his ATM card on phone on the pretext its renewal. Ajit said he received ...
Monday, 21 March 2016
534 phishing incidents reported last year: CERT-In Economic Times Prasad further added that financial fraud has been on the rise. According to Reserve Bank of India data, 8765, 9500, 13083 ...
Wednesday, 16 March 2016
... she fell for a phishing scam. She had only R600 in her .... If an ATM retains your card, cancel the card on the spot. And if an ATM looks like it ...  ...
Saturday, 12 March 2016
153. 2 held in phishing case - Deccan Herald
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Deccan Herald 2 held in phishing case Deccan Herald The police said the duo had called up Latha, introducing themselves as employees of State Bank of India and wanted her account details ...
Tuesday, 08 March 2016
India Today Bengaluru Police arrest 2 men in Delhi for phishing India Today According to the police, Dipak Kumar Pandey (26) from Sant Kabirnagar in Uttar Pradesh and Baban Singh of Vaishali ...
Tuesday, 08 March 2016
... or they can use a hand held skimmer. Or they can get your information online through phishing attempts, through emails, through data breaches ...  ...
Saturday, 05 March 2016
... being used in a cyberattack campaign focused on Israeli bank accounts. It said the hackers used a phishing campaign, rather than a mass spam emailing, ...    ...
Tuesday, 01 March 2016
157. Expert panel set up on cyber laws - The Asian Age
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Expert panel set up on cyber laws The Asian Age This committee will suggest measures to curb crimes related to usage of fake emails, SMSes, phishing, lottery scams, ATM and credit card ...
Sunday, 28 February 2016
Malware targets India's largest private bank ZDNet Customers of ICICI, India's largest private bank, have become targets in a phishing campaign tailored to dupe victims into handing over ...
Wednesday, 24 February 2016
CSO Online Latest attack against Russian bank employees highlights the threat to financial institutions CSO Online Those groups used highly targeted phishing, custom malware and advanced ...
Wednesday, 24 February 2016
newsnet5.com Is that phone call really from Fifth Third Bank? newsnet5.com Similar "phishing" scams have targeted customers of Bank of America, PNC, US Bank, and other large banks in recent ...
Tuesday, 16 February 2016
CBS News Someday soon, your smartphone could replace your password CBS News "The technology underlying Security Key raises the bar much higher than it's ever been for phishing," he wrote. ...
Tuesday, 09 February 2016
Manila Bulletin BSP wary of financial cybercrimes Manila Bulletin So far, cyber syndicates involved in ATM skimming, credit card fraud, and phishing incidents have been apprehended. “Can ...
Sunday, 10 January 2016
Farmer Loses Rs 16K in Phishing Attack The New Indian Express The caller requested him to disclose his 11-digit account number, 16-digit ATM card number, last three digits of its cvv number ...
Thursday, 31 December 2015
164. Cyber crime cell cracks first case - The Hindu
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
Cyber crime cell cracks first case The Hindu They arrested two suspects and seized vehicles from online fraudsters, who had stolen lakhs from unsuspecting internet users by phishing. Ever ...
Friday, 18 December 2015
The Indian Express Phishing in Jamtara: What does it take to carry out online fraud? The Indian Express Those calls that you may have received from the “ATM headquarters” or “SBI main ...
Sunday, 13 December 2015
... credit card fraud, and phishing incidents. In response to this evolving and growing cyber-threat landscape, the BSP has ...  ...
Sunday, 06 December 2015
... and skimming, cheque fraud, identity theft, phishing, internet banking, e-mail hacking, cell phone banking, money laundering to various scams such as ...  ...
Wednesday, 02 December 2015
Banks warn: Be aware of increased card fraud Informante ... types of fraud, ranging from ATM fraud to card fraud and skimming, cheque fraud, identity theft, phishing, internet banking, ...
Thursday, 26 November 2015
Police arrest at least 100 over voice phishing in Jharkhand The Indian Express “These are the phishing (sic.) tricks you hear about often these days: callers telling you that you have ...
Wednesday, 18 November 2015
... ponzi or pyramiding scheme, spurious investments, identity theft, phishing, spoofing, Nigerian scam, “budol-budol” scam and “dugo-dugo” scam...  ...
Wednesday, 11 November 2015
... too. Phishing attacks of online banking accounts or cloning of ATM cards are common occurances...  ...
Sunday, 08 November 2015
Beware of Phishing mails – GT Bank BOSS warns customers Business World The banking public especially customers of Guarantee Trust Bank Plc, have been urged to be wary over the antics of ...
Monday, 26 October 2015
Scammers Using Smart Chip Credit Card Changes to Steal ID Utah Pulse While smart chip technology will greatly reduce credit card fraud, the EMV cards will not deter all types identity ...
Thursday, 22 October 2015
The Sunday Times Nigerian gang in Central Bank sting The Sunday Times The stolen money was withdrawn in a succession of ATM transactions by a woman, who was identified by detectives from ...
Sunday, 04 October 2015
Bankers warn against ATM scams Sun.Star THE Cebu Bankers Club has issued a warning to the public against ATM skimming and phishing. In a public advisory issued yesterday, CBC defined ATM ...
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
Cops to Be Groomed to Probe Cyber Crimes The New Indian Express This apart, several topics like 'phising'- fraudulent emails claiming to be from a bank, 'vishing'- requesting confidential ...
Wednesday, 09 September 2015
... for voice phishing scam. The phishers allegedly earned $3.66 million in a span of one year from tricking people into giving their bank account via phone call and withdrawing their money from ATM machines... ...
Tuesday, 08 September 2015
KOMO News Banks take notice as another wave of phone scams hits KOMO News The scammers claim your account has been compromised, and the scam is so good that at least one local institution ...
Thursday, 03 September 2015
... cracking down on fraud, and especially voice-phishing. The new measures only apply to ATM withdrawals and transfers...    ...
Wednesday, 02 September 2015
MLive.com Don't get caught 'phishing' but protect your financial accounts: guest column MLive.com Or, it can be an email "phishing" scam wanting you to confirm your account and password ...
Monday, 31 August 2015
Banks, Telecoms Remain Top Cybercrime Targets - Experts AllAfrica.com Between March and June, 2015, we have taken down 84 phishing [malware] sites from our system, and between January ...
Wednesday, 19 August 2015
Phishing: Rs. 46000 stolen from savings bank account The Hindu He lodged a complaint with the senior manager of the Canara Bank in Doddaballapura town branch before blocking his ATM card. ...
Wednesday, 05 August 2015
Naples Daily News Beware bank 'phishing' robocalls Naples Daily News On its website, Bank of America said other ways thieves might try to try to steal personal information include phony ...
Saturday, 01 August 2015
Channelnomics Malware heavy on Windows, banking in Q2 - report Channelnomics Spear phishing emails and social engineering tactics can also be used as carriers for delivering banking malware ...
Friday, 31 July 2015
The Indian Express Bank customers beware, you may get a 'vhishing' call | The Indian Express The Indian Express After “phishing” off money by throwing the bait of winning lotteries, cyber ...
Monday, 27 July 2015
... vulnerable to risks such as phishing, identity theft, card skimming, and vishing (making consumers disclose sensitive information over telephone calls). Around ...  ...
Sunday, 19 July 2015
The top 10 phishing lures of 2015 | Security | Techworld Techworld.com Open a browser, proceed to the main web page of your financial institution, and use the contact links on the page ...
Friday, 17 July 2015
Two men cheated of Rs 90000 in ATM fraud Business Standard In the first case Satpal Singh alleged that he was robbed of Rs 56691 in ATM fraud on January 14 this year in which the caller ...
Monday, 15 June 2015
RCMP issue warning regarding 'CRA' fraud Nanaimo Daily News It then directs you to click on a link which then asks for personal information such as your date of birth, social insurance ...
Saturday, 13 June 2015
BSP warns public against "phishing scams" Philippine Information Agency MANILA, 10 June (PIA)--The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) issued an advisory to the public regarding ATM and ...
Tuesday, 09 June 2015
Thanh Nien Daily Vietnam arrests 24 Chinese, Taiwanese nationals in voice phishing scam Thanh Nien Daily They used this information to withdraw cash or credit cash advances from ATM machines. ...
Saturday, 23 May 2015
Govt sets up cyber forensic lab to protect identity credentials from hackers Web India The fraudulent activities comprising phishing, lottery scams,ATM/credit card frauds, internet banking ...
Sunday, 17 May 2015
... from the phishing scam to take more than $13,000 from accounts of 41 ASE Credit Union customers back on March 20. The money was withdrawn from accounts at ...  ...
Saturday, 16 May 2015
194. Beware of Nigerian fraud - The Hindu
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Beware of Nigerian fraud The Hindu The Cyber Crime Cell has so far received complaints pertaining to phishing, vishing, ATM fraud, cyber stalking, online job fraud, and abusive emails. ...
Thursday, 14 May 2015
195. Your PBX has been hacked! - BetaNews
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Your PBX has been hacked! BetaNews My account was fine: it was a telephone-based phishing expedition. Our phone network has been ... Then I called the number on the back of my ATM card ...
Monday, 04 May 2015
ATM theft: One accused had links with Nigerian phishing gang Times of India SURAT: Investigation by the police in the six cases of thefts from the automatic teller machines (ATM) in the ...
Wednesday, 29 April 2015
CSO Online West coast gang robs banks with texts, phone calls CSO Online The phone number takes them to a voice recording that asks them for all their account details -- up to and including ...
Tuesday, 21 April 2015
... by 18%. Internet banking complaints remained relatively stable at 17% of all complaints, but phishing complaints increased from ...  ...
Monday, 20 April 2015
199. Banks ombud in push for deposit insurance - BDlive
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Banks ombud in push for deposit insurance BDlive While that was pending, all cases related to phishing — where criminals use emails and websites to trick people into revealing their bank ...
Monday, 20 April 2015
The New Indian Express Credit, Debit Card Frauds on the Rise The New Indian Express Phishing attacks of online banking accounts and cloning of ATM or debit cards are now on the rise in ...
Friday, 17 April 2015
The Star Online Five Nigerian members of phishing ring nabbed The Star Online “We also raided a residential unit in Subang Jaya, Selangor, and seized 10 handphones, two laptops, a desktop, ...
Thursday, 16 April 2015
Independent Online Standard Bank warns of new fraud scheme Independent Online Clients should avoid giving out ATM pins, internet banking log-in credentials, UCount Rewards log-in credentials, ...
Wednesday, 15 April 2015
Name That Scam: eBay users facing hack attacks 19 Action News (WOIO) - You gotta love eBay, especially for getting pricey stuff at a bargain. But thieves like it, too, because there are ...
Friday, 10 April 2015
AL.com Alabama student charged with electronically stealing $10000 from others ... AL.com Vance said Jackson started running a phishing scam in April 2011 by creating an e-mail address ...
Thursday, 09 April 2015
... as this may be phishing, which makes you look your personal financial details.” Onajite said though with electronic payments, a lot of banking ... “If we don't ...  ...
Tuesday, 31 March 2015
... agencies, industrial houses and banks by indulging in hacking, phishing, cyber terror, cash cards electronic thefts ...  ...
Monday, 23 March 2015
Call police if your get 'calls from FSS' Korea Times Police issued a warning for a new type of phishing scam, in which scammers impersonate Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) officials ...
Wednesday, 18 March 2015
Banks must check credit card frauds Deccan Herald Methods to obtain these vary from phishing e-mails, calls from bank officers offering to improve services on being informed of the customer's ...
Friday, 13 March 2015
On Your Side Alert: Warning about scam emails WWBT NBC12 News It claims you have money waiting on and you says you can either receive it by an ATM card or a check. Cyber crooks are trying ...
Tuesday, 10 March 2015
Credit Union Times Hackers Force Cybersecurity Upgrades Credit Union Times Emails used in spear phishing typically have attachments that look legitimate. It could be a Word document or ...
Tuesday, 03 March 2015
... market specifically". Following the widespread on ATM cards skimming that hit Botswana, especially during holidays, phishing is the latest trend in ...    ...
Wednesday, 25 February 2015
Using Cyberattacks To Study An Intelligent Adversary Nasdaq 14, said thieves gained access to the unnamed banks' computers via email phishing schemes and other scams. The attackers studied ...
Saturday, 21 February 2015
... computers through phishing schemes and other methods and then patiently spend months learning the banks' systems, taking screen shots and even videos of ...  ...
Monday, 16 February 2015
... known as spear phishing. They were then able to get into the internal network and track down administrators' ... Kaspersky ...    ...
Saturday, 14 February 2015
Daily News & Analysis Cyber crime increase by 117% in AP, Karnataka & Maharashtra: Study Daily News & Analysis “Phishing attacks of online banking accounts or cloning of ATM/Debit ...
Monday, 09 February 2015
Business Standard Defrauded? Don't always blame your bank Business Standard So is vishing, or fraudsters calling customers and convincing them to divulge personal details, such as name, ...
Monday, 02 February 2015
... cyber stalking, phishing and voice phishing or vishing and e-mail spoofing, it seems clueless on bank or ATM fraud ...  ...
Sunday, 01 February 2015
... and phishing sites have become widespread, with Android users being the high-risk groups, Beijing Youth Daily reports. According to Tencent's statistics ...  ...
Saturday, 31 January 2015
The Korea Herald Police step up crackdown on voice phishing ahead of holidays The Korea Herald These perpetrators worked in pairs so they could withdraw money as quickly as possible from ...
Friday, 30 January 2015
220. Nigerian cyber security outlook 2015 - BusinessDay
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Nigerian cyber security outlook 2015 BusinessDay Phishing is a form of social engineering that attempts to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and ATM card details ...
Tuesday, 20 January 2015
... innovative methods, like skimming, phishing and malware, cloning and even account takeover. Besides, there is the danger of friendly fraud, ...  ...
Sunday, 18 January 2015
Phishing Attacks of online banking accounts increasing rapidly Rupee Times On very continuous basis cases of Phishing attacks of online banking accounts or cloning of ATM/Debit cards are ...
Friday, 09 January 2015
Security agencies find it tough to get details of blocked portals Oman Tribune Phishing attacks of online banking accounts or cloning of ATM/debit cards are common occurrences. The increasing ...
Monday, 05 January 2015
... the internet to commit crimes such as identity theft, spamming, phishing and other types of fraud. As per the study's findings, total number of ...  ...
Sunday, 04 January 2015
Deccan Chronicle Phishing gang arrested in Chennai Deccan Chronicle It is also learnt that the gang had made phony debit cards and swindled money from ATM after hacking through their accounts, ...
Saturday, 13 December 2014
... and local financial organizations' ability to manage threats. As a result, phishing, ATM skimming and banking malware are no longer the sole concern ...    ...
Wednesday, 10 December 2014
227. Hi-tech puts banks at risk - The Asian Age
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... as more likely to be prone to cyber crime. Phishing attacks of online banking accounts or cloning of ATM ...  ...
Wednesday, 19 November 2014
... for that." Home Depot is in the process of contacting any affected customers and warns people to be aware of e-mail phishing scams. The Sheriff's Office says ...  ...
Saturday, 08 November 2014
... Android-running smartphones and steal information using SMS banking and phishing websites. “The scale of these thefts is limited only by the manual nature of the ... In ...  ...
Wednesday, 15 October 2014
... Many people have been the targeted by this type of "phishing" email scam. Luckily Billie was cyber street-wise enough not to get taken in. Some ...  ...
Friday, 10 October 2014
Threatpost Tyupkin Malware Infects ATMs Worldwide Threatpost U.S. regulators, meanwhile, earlier this year warned banks that hackers were leveraging phishing attacks to access and alter ...
Tuesday, 07 October 2014
... does not entertain complaints received through an advocate, forgery and frauds such as phishing attack or ending with other forums such as the Debt Recovery ...  ...
Friday, 12 September 2014
Don't get caught in phishing trap iAfrica.com Criminals are increasingly using counterfeit SA-issued credit cards in neighbouring countries such as Namibia, Swaziland, Lesotho, and Mozambique, ...
Wednesday, 10 September 2014
234. Chase Bank latest to be hit by cyber attack - KFDA
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Chase Bank latest to be hit by cyber attack KFDA In Amarillo, there are at least four Chase Banks or ATM's. FBI officials say ... They believe the group is using a phishing attack, a common ...
Friday, 29 August 2014
... to phishing scams are among some of easiest ways to protect yourself. National Australia Bank's head of financial crime ...    ...
Monday, 25 August 2014
236. MSU Police Warning Of Multiple Scams - WLNS
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MSU Police Warning Of Multiple Scams WLNS There is also an ATM scam going around in which someone will try to solicit your bank card in person or through social media. They make a promise ...
Wednesday, 20 August 2014
'Phishing' expedition targets Clearview credit union customers Tribune-Review “We are very sorry, but your ATM/Check Card has been suspended due to an error of our internal processors. ...
Tuesday, 12 August 2014
... Twitter feed to create convincing phishing emails, and demonstrated an Android weakness that would allow hackers to ...    ...
Monday, 04 August 2014
Special team to tackle cyber crime Times of India "We have an operational cyber crime cell in the crime branch but considering the rising number and different types of cases from phishing, ...
Sunday, 03 August 2014
240. Middlesboro Police warn of scam - WKYT
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Middlesboro Police warn of scam WKYT (WYMT) - Middlesboro Police say a scam targeting the elderly is going through town. Police say people are getting emails claiming to be from the FBI ...
Tuesday, 29 July 2014
Scam artists targeting Fox Cities residents Appleton Post Crescent Banks of all sizes have been targeted, and details of the scam vary, but the outcome is the same: Scammers get your banking ...
Wednesday, 23 July 2014
Man sentenced to 45 months for role in phishing ruse SC Magazine The information was used to access bank accounts and withdraw funds, notably from ATMs in Romania. Nearly 20 Romanian citizens ...
Saturday, 12 July 2014
Lankan banks tighten defences against cyber attacks Daily Mirror “Invasion of information systems occur daily, however, a sudden spike in major phishing attacks, over 250, were recorded ...
Wednesday, 02 July 2014
... spike in major phishing attacks, over 250, were recorded during the recent turbulence in Aluthgama, with attackers attempting ...    ...
Wednesday, 02 July 2014
Scam Alert: Scammers sending alerts disguised as Bank of America and Chase WIAT 42 ... “If you get an email with a link, you never click on the link, no matter how legitimate it looks ...
Tuesday, 24 June 2014
gulfnews.com Card fraud hits UAE expatriates hard gulfnews.com Phishing is an attempt by scamsters masquerading as trustworthy entities in electronic communications to acquire sensitive ...
Thursday, 19 June 2014
247. card frauds hit UAE expats hard - gulfnews.com
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card frauds hit UAE expats hard gulfnews.com Phishing is an attempt by scamsters masquerading as trustworthy entities in electronic communications to acquire sensitive information such ...
Wednesday, 18 June 2014
... the interference of web applications, (such as sending a phishing e-mail ) that tricks the recipient into revealing their banking ...    ...
Friday, 13 June 2014
... the Richmond area apparently were the target of a text messaging phishing scam over the weekend, the bank said. ..... information in that manner.” If ...    ...
Monday, 09 June 2014
UK bank account fraud soars by more than 120% Aol Money The world's largest credit data company warns of a huge surge in UK fraud applications, from bogus loans to mobile phishing. Even ...
Thursday, 29 May 2014
... making banks pay compensations in cases of phishing. He believes that the increase in the number of such crimes is because of the ...    ...
Sunday, 25 May 2014
Phishing Scams Prevalent: Take Care Opening Email Sunshine State News Typically, the requested information consists of passwords, bank account numbers, personal identification numbers ...
Wednesday, 21 May 2014
... According to Federal Government body ScamWatch, Mr Cubit was a victim of an attempted phishing scam which regularly takes ...    ...
Saturday, 17 May 2014
AIIMS doc's bank account hacked in phishing attack Business Standard A doctor at AIIMS lost Rs 30,000 from his bank account in a phishing attack by suspected Pakistani hackers with the ...
Thursday, 15 May 2014
More Bank Account 'Phishing' Calls Made The Missourian The United Bank of Union customers are some of the more recent to be targeted by scammers looking for account information. The phone ...
Monday, 12 May 2014
Naples man arrested for credit card fraud WZVN-TV "On-line phishing scams or skimming devices at an ATM. Once they get that card number, they can make counterfeit credit cards," said Parker. ...
Friday, 09 May 2014
Financial cyberattacks on the rise Business Mirror The study revealed that this fraudulent scheme more popularly known as “phishing,” targeted more financial institutions in 2013, when ...
Monday, 05 May 2014
SC Magazine Phishing campaign uses VoIP to target dozens of banks, steal card data SC Magazine LaCour estimated that around $120,000 in ATM cash outs, alone, may be stolen per day under ...
Tuesday, 29 April 2014
Kaspersky: Financial cyber attacks increased last year Philippine Star The study noted that this fraudulent scheme more popularly known as "phishing," targeted more financial institutions ...
Saturday, 26 April 2014
260. Time to Fight e-Banking Fraud - THISDAY Live
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Time to Fight e-Banking Fraud THISDAY Live Nevertheless, from Lagos to Abuja, Port Harcourt, Enugu and other cities in Nigeria, bank customers are faced with the burden of differentiating ...
Wednesday, 23 April 2014
261. Bank phishing at record levels - Citizen
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Bank phishing at record levels Citizen Of the 4 613 cases opened by the ombudsman in 2013, 37% were related to fraudulent ATM transactions – a 6% year-on-year increase. “The internet banking ...
Monday, 21 April 2014
The Hindu Law tightens grip on cybercrimes in Kozhikode The Hindu Previously, there were many cases of abuse of photographs, spoofing and phishing, pornography, virus dissemination, data ...
Friday, 18 April 2014
... Clive Pillay said in a statement after releasing its 2013 annual report in Johannesburg. Tweet ... Phishing is attempting ...    ...
Wednesday, 16 April 2014
... significant especially if we look in the context of India ranking 4th in terms of most phishing attacks globally in 2013. ... Take for example, an oil and gas player which ...    ...
Monday, 14 April 2014
Hackers are Draining Every Bit of Cash from Bank ATMs MainStreet The council says criminals often begin the attack by sending phishing emails to employees of financial institutions to ...
Friday, 04 April 2014
Minneapolis Star Tribune Regulators warn of big ATM frauds Minneapolis Star Tribune The statement says the attacks sometimes start with phishing e-mails to bank and credit union employees, ...
Thursday, 03 April 2014
... through phishing emails, and then hack into control panels to raise limits on how much a cash machine can dispense. In the final ...    ...
Wednesday, 02 April 2014
Moneyweb.co.za The latest scam targeting Standard Bank customers Moneyweb.co.za The latest phishing scam targeting Standard Bank customers claims to have placed a new debit order on their ...
Monday, 24 March 2014
Beware of these dangerous hi-tech scams CBS News By now, most of us know about the most obvious scams -- we avoid phishing emails, letters from Nigerian princes, phone calls from guys ...
Wednesday, 19 March 2014
2 banks ordered to compensate victims of phishing fraud Pune Mirror The report also says that when police asked the bank to provide CCTV footage, they were unable to do so, despite specific ...
Monday, 24 February 2014
Mid-Day State asks banks, mobile operator to pay customers for security lapses Mid-Day Gaurav Jachak, counsel for Khatavkar and Buradkar, said, "In Khatavkar's case he had received a phishing ...
Monday, 24 February 2014
272. Who is hacking your mobile? - Business Standard
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Who is hacking your mobile? Business Standard Remember the old phishing trick on emails? These can now be true for mobile phones, too, through infected embedded ... Never share your ATM ...
Sunday, 23 February 2014
Fraudsters dupe gullible internet users from city Times of India They sweet talked the victim into revealing their bank account number, ATM card and PIN claiming that it had been blocked. ...
Saturday, 22 February 2014
... the email phishing scam that asks them to update their ICICI bank details. Phishing emails are probably one of the most used ...    ...
Saturday, 15 February 2014
Times of India Par panel recommends central agency to deal with cybercrimes Times of India Phishing incidents have also increased from 392 to 887 during the same period. According to ... ...
Wednesday, 12 February 2014
... for cyber fraudsters to con so many people through phishing. We suspect that they cloned the cards after getting hold of customer ...    ...
Thursday, 06 February 2014
... three more people from Udaipur in connection with the suspected multi-crore phishing fraud, wherein e-mail ID of additional director general of police, railways, TS Bhal ...    ...
Wednesday, 05 February 2014
Rs 70000 Stolen from Chennai Man's Bank Account via ATM The New Indian Express In a suspected case of phishing, several unidentified men are said to have withdrawn `70,000 from the bank ...
Thursday, 30 January 2014
International Phishing Racket Busted by Hyderabad City Police SPAMfighter News THE HINDU reported on 11th January, 2014 stating that the Hyderabad Police cracked an international phishing ...
Wednesday, 22 January 2014
NDTV 'Dexter' trojan affecting PoS terminals in India, steals card information NDTV "The common infection vectors for PoS system malwares includes phishing emails or social engineering ...
Tuesday, 21 January 2014
... if any. The notice asks the banks to provide customers with personalized email IDs. This will help keep tabs on phishing mails ...    ...
Saturday, 18 January 2014
282. Hackers target mobile devices - Gulf Times
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
... target for cyber crimes” ranging from malware, phishing, defacement of websites and distributed denial-of ...    ...
Saturday, 11 January 2014
283. Police bust phishing racket - The Hindu
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The Hindu Police bust phishing racket The Hindu The city police on Friday busted an international phishing racket with the arrest of six persons, including five Nigerian nationals, who ...
Friday, 10 January 2014
domain-B Criminals pilfer ATMs with malware infected USB drives CNET Robbing ATMs is nothing new. There's the everlasting stick-em-up, the bogus card scheme, ATM phishing, and more. But, ...
Tuesday, 31 December 2013
285. Top 10 Scams of 2013 - LaPorteCountyLife.com
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Top 10 Scams of 2013 LaPorteCountyLife.com Not surprisingly at all the scam which is the root of most scams is the offense of “phishing” -- the crime of stealing personal information for ...
Friday, 27 December 2013
286. Target PIN data - ABC News
(News/Data Security)
... of affected Target customers. Target is ... READ MORE: Target Says Be Wary of Phishing Emails...    ...
Friday, 27 December 2013
ABC News Banks, credit unions respond to Target breach| Midland Daily News They also should be cautious of phishing emails that appear to be from Target. “Please do not open any links ...
Wednesday, 25 December 2013
288. As banks get tech savvy, risks remain - E Kantipur
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
... and incidents of phishing—have also emerged as major threats in the domestic banking industry. In December 2011 ...    ...
Thursday, 19 December 2013
The Biggest Skimmers of All: Fake ATMs Krebs on Security Interestingly, much like grammatical and spelling errors often given away phishing emails and Web sites, the thieves who assembled ...
Tuesday, 17 December 2013
V3.co.uk Cyber criminal behind £393000 phishing scam jailed for three years V3.co.uk The PCeU worked alongside Greater Manchester Police, the Student Loans Company and the banks of those ...
Monday, 16 December 2013
The Hindu Calls for speedy adjudication of cyber crime cases The Hindu Pointing out that hacking, phishing, cyber squatting (the duplication of domain names), identity theft and other ...
Saturday, 14 December 2013
Phishing Scam Reported for DC Health Link Roll Call On that page I was asked for my check card number and my ATM pin,” the congressional aide said. “I was fairly confident this was a scam, ...
Saturday, 07 December 2013
WKEF ABC 22 Mercer County Bank Customers Targeted by Phishing Scam WKEF ABC 22 MERCER COUNTY -- The Sheriff's Office is reporting a phishing scam in which bank customers receive a phone ...
Friday, 06 December 2013
Reports of debit card scam spread in region The State Journal-Register The practice is known as “phishing.” “We always give ... Spokeswoman Christine Carrel of Marine Bank in Springfield ...
Wednesday, 04 December 2013
Scammers Exploits Peak During Festive Season AllAfrica.com Financial fraud includes, amongst others, phishing, ATM fraud, card fraud and identity fraud. One of the common types of fraud ...
Friday, 22 November 2013
Beware of phishing scams this festive season New Era Financial fraud includes, amongst others, phishing, ATM fraud, card fraud and identity fraud. One of the common types of fraud is phishing, ...
Wednesday, 20 November 2013
297. FNB warns of ATM fraudsters - UKZAMBIANS
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UKZAMBIANS FNB warns of ATM fraudsters UKZAMBIANS He disclosed that FNB had embarked on a consumer education campaign to raise awareness about fraudsters' tactics like phishing, smishing, ...
Sunday, 17 November 2013
With fake calls on the rise, one should be cautious while buying insurance Economic Times This has forced RBI to caution individuals against such phishing mails from fraudsters posing ...
Friday, 15 November 2013
299. FNB warns of ATM fraudsters - Times of Zambia
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FNB warns of ATM fraudsters Times of Zambia He disclosed that FNB had embarked on a consumer education campaign to raise awareness about fraudsters' tactics like phishing, smishing, skimming ...
Wednesday, 13 November 2013
Overseas Vietnamese students plagued by personal data theft Tuoitrenews Giang has been accused of being an accomplice in a computer fraud (phishing) case of 800,000 euros (over US$1 million). ...
Tuesday, 22 October 2013
Bitcoins, Web-Exchanges Make Following Money Near Impossible Threatpost They could then use this information to launch phishing and other social engineering attacks in order to establish ...
Friday, 04 October 2013
Rising Threat to e-Banking and Bank Customers THISDAY Live From Lagos to Abuja, Port Harcourt, Enugu and other cities in Nigeria, bank customers are now faced with the burden of differentiating ...
Wednesday, 02 October 2013
RCMP issues warning about Internet scams Coast Reporter Sunshine Coast RCMP is warning the public to be wary of two Internet phishing scams that have been reported recently. On Sept. 14 ...
Wednesday, 25 September 2013
Easy Solutions Publishes 2013 Latin American Consumer Views on Electronic ... PYMNTS.com The knowledge of electronic threats like phishing, pharming and malware is still low, and the ongoing ...
Thursday, 12 September 2013
305. Beware Of Fraudulent Transaction Alert - P.M. News
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Beware Of Fraudulent Transaction Alert P.M. News However, the link leads to a 'phishing' site which attempts to get personal banking information such as Internet banking code, password, ...
Thursday, 05 September 2013
Phishing at root of elaborate cyberattacks USA TODAY Not only did that enable them to steal payment card account numbers and PINs, they also boosted the ATM withdrawal limits on hundreds ...
Wednesday, 04 September 2013
... your identity through a lure or a ''phishing'' campaign, and then uses that information to steal your funds. ''A lot of the crime that ...    ...
Tuesday, 27 August 2013
Telegraph.co.uk Review into security of mobile banking Telegraph.co.uk Just last October, NatWest was forced to suspend its 'GetCash' app-based service after a 'phishing' attack by fraudsters. ...
Tuesday, 27 August 2013
... lottery, scholarship offers through phishing mails. These complaints relate to ATM withdrawals, e-payments for purchase of goods and for ...    ...
Wednesday, 14 August 2013
... followed by illegal data access and website hacking (two each), fake lottery, phishing, email fraud, email threat and ...    ...
Thursday, 25 July 2013
Mandiant CEO Reveals Chinese Hacking Methods, Goals PC Magazine His firm was already under attack before the report came out, and since then it has faced an increase, particularly in spear-phishing ...
Thursday, 25 July 2013
312. ATM Fraud and Security Digest - June 2013
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
Phishing / Processor Compromise / Cash Out Two Romanian nationals, and one Nigerian national were sentenced in the UK to a total of 21 years prison following a joint UK / US/ French investigation into ...
Saturday, 20 July 2013
313. Scam artists texting for information - Jackson Sun
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
Scam artists texting for information Jackson Sun The text message might look harmless, but trouble looms for anyone who falls prey to this phishing scam. Camouflaged as an alert from Regions ...
Wednesday, 17 July 2013
Economic Times India is popular destination for data theft: Report Economic Times When the anti-fraud mastermind is required to carry out the dedicated hacking activity or a spear-phishing ...
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
... and to keep a watch out for signs of phishing websites and ATMs that are tampered. Share your views. ALSO ON TOI. Nelson Mandela's condition ...    ...
Wednesday, 26 June 2013
... internet based frauds targeted at banks and their customers such as – cyber-attack mechanisms like phishing, key-logging, and ...    ...
Monday, 24 June 2013
V3.co.uk Phishing gang face 21-year prison stretch for UK bank scam worth £59m V3.co.uk Three men who ran a phishing scam worth millions have been sentenced to jail terms totalling 21 ...
Tuesday, 18 June 2013
Phishing gang jailed for plundering woman's £1 million life savings PCWorld.co.nz "This is an extraordinary case which demonstrates what can be achieved when the Met and its partners work ...
Wednesday, 29 May 2013
... been lost through ATM phishing, virtual identity fraud and hacking. However, banks have been blamed for making it ...    ...
Tuesday, 28 May 2013
320. Cyber cowboy of Red land - Times of India
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Cyber cowboy of Red land Times of India As CTO, I supervise the cyber security of government sites, conduct raids and check phishing and leakages. Cyber crimes can range from compromising ...
Saturday, 25 May 2013
A playground for faceless criminals Mail & Guardian Online "Phishing attacks use spam emails to coerce or trick users to go to fake sites and enter their online credentials," said ...
Saturday, 25 May 2013
322. Be wary of banking Trojans - The Star Online
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... around 20 distinct banking Trojans have existed including simple keylogging Trojans and phishing, said the ...    ...
Saturday, 18 May 2013
ATM heist shoots a hole in Indian BPO security mydigitalfc.com India's $100 billion IT services sector is at the top of industries which are targets of spam, phishing and viruses, Symantec, ...
Thursday, 16 May 2013
Phishing gang jailed for plundering woman's life savings CSO "This is an extraordinary case which demonstrates what can be achieved when the Met and its partners work together to tackle ...
Tuesday, 14 May 2013
... (i.e. Was it by phishing?). Chuck Somers, vice president of core systems and ATM security at Diebold, told NPR that neither of those things are unusual by themselves — but the ...   ...
Saturday, 11 May 2013
World grapples with rise in cyber crime Fox News Bank fraud, ATM scams and phishing are common in Romania, one of the most corrupt countries in the European Union, according to Transparency ...
Saturday, 11 May 2013
gulfnews.com Banks lose millions to hackers in ATM card breach gulfnews.com Dubai: Hacking, phishing and other hi-tech methods are feared to be the dominant ways in bank robberies in the ...
Friday, 10 May 2013
Dadar doctor falls prey to phishing scam, loses Rs 1.4L Times of India He promptly alerted the bank, but by the time they contacted the beneficiary bank and blocked the transfer of Rs ...
Wednesday, 08 May 2013
... withdrawals," Inman went on to say. Some text ... One asked a victim, "Wats u zip code" while phishing for personal information.    ...
Thursday, 02 May 2013
Twitter's advice to media after high-profile hacks Video CNET It's a spear Phishing are a Phishing attacks that are directed at specific people using information that they are likely to ...
Tuesday, 30 April 2013
... 35 percent involved physical attacks (such as ATM skimming); and 29 percent leveraged social tactics (such as phishing).    ...
Thursday, 25 April 2013
... Additionally, phishing factored in 20 percent of cases in the report." * "Breaches continue to go undiscovered for months or even, years. And in 69 ...    ...
Wednesday, 24 April 2013
... providers, which is then sent as e-mails to customers, thereby enabling phishing (acquiring username and password details by masquerading as ...    ...
Tuesday, 23 April 2013
334. Bitcoin's Last Mile Problem - TechCrunch
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TechCrunch Bitcoin's Last Mile Problem TechCrunch Continued DDOSes and attempts at phishing make it inaccessible and even dangerous, and the average computer user knows little if anything ...
Sunday, 21 April 2013
Brent and Kilburn Times Man arrested in Neasden in connection with major phishing scam is bailed Brent and Kilburn Times The 20-year-old was questioned by officers from the Police Central ...
Saturday, 13 April 2013
V3.co.uk Met police collar UK phishing suspects V3.co.uk The arrests are the latest step in an ongoing joint operation between the Mets' Police Central eCrime Unit (PCeU) and the Serious ...
Friday, 12 April 2013
Brent and Kilburn Times Man arrested in Neasden in connection with major phishing scam Brent and Kilburn Times The 20-year-old is being questioned by officers from the Police Central eCrime ...
Thursday, 11 April 2013
Phishing gang found guilty of spending woman's £1 million life savings CSO Magazine The victim of the crime was in South Africa while the suspects were in Egypt and the UK," said detective ...
Saturday, 06 April 2013
ATM fraud on the rise E Kantipur According to SSP Karki, the CIB, a couple of months ago, also dealt with Nepal Investment Bank Limited's (NIBL) complaint on “phishing”, a technique adopted ...
Wednesday, 27 March 2013
... shared files, tools, and stolen information obtained through in illegal practice known as phishing. Busca, who was ...    ...
Wednesday, 27 March 2013
Dubious e-mails trigger online scams Philippine Star A few years ago, automated teller machines (ATMs) were targets of crime, either by physically accosting ATM card users while they were ...
Wednesday, 20 March 2013
Data thieves creating parallel identities Regina Leader-Post Known as "phishing", criminals gather profiles of potential victims through the use of fake Internet websites (by sending legitimate-looking ...
Monday, 18 March 2013
Banks advise customers of phishing scam Scottsbluff Star Herald Two local banks have issued a warning about a potential scam circulating in the area. Western Heritage Credit Union and ...
Thursday, 14 March 2013
Police warn of “phishing” scam Greensburg Daily News ... is keeping an eye on a text message phishing scam that targets customers of MainSource Bank. The text messages to MainSource customers ...
Thursday, 14 March 2013
Hacking the Mind: Social Engineering National Geographic There are lots of ways hackers can try to get at our data, from cheesy phishing emails to shoulder skimmers at the ATM. That's ...
Wednesday, 06 March 2013
... easy for crooks. Don't fall for "phishing," emails purporting to come from banks, retailers or even the Internal Revenue ...    ...
Monday, 04 March 2013
347. Is your credit card at risk? - Times of India
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
Is your credit card at risk? Times of India Phishing, vishing and smishing are three common methods through which a hacker can send you an e-mail , SMS or even call you up and pretend ...
Monday, 04 March 2013
Forbes Google Reveals Details About Its Plan To Fix Password Security Forbes For users, Upadhyay said the plan offers effective protection from phishing—a technique that online attackers ...
Friday, 01 March 2013
CBI registers 24 Internet financial fraud cases in last 3 years Economic Times The Minister said Internet frauds related to phishing, usage of stolen credit cards and debit cards, unauthorised ...
Wednesday, 27 February 2013
... in a phishing scam, was transferred to some of the accounts the man obtained. Police believe ... A withdrawal of 500,000 yen was made at an ATM in Chiba Prefecture...    ...
Thursday, 07 February 2013
... private bank said there was no advisory or black list of countries but "we advice customers in a general way, like we tell them about phishing, to be careful while ...    ...
Thursday, 07 February 2013
Beware Mobile Fraud American Banker (subscription) Even cautious users are much more likely to be fooled on their mobile devices by phishing and its SMS-text-based cousin SMishing, as ...
Friday, 01 February 2013
... convincing email phishing scams and increasingly complex malware. Integrating technology. Technological advances are impressive, but in ...  ...
Thursday, 31 January 2013
Queenslanders warned to watch for scams ABC Online The outage most notably affected calls to Triple 0 and the use of ATM's in the north, and lasted for four days. Ms Rickard says the scam ...
Thursday, 31 January 2013
... whether you've fallen for a phishing email, your forgetfulness or what a bank employee you've never met mindlessly did. ... Not so with a ...  ...
Saturday, 19 January 2013
356. Ecobank issues fraud alert - Business Daily
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
Ecobank issues fraud alert Business Daily “Please note that a number of scam e-mails are in circulation, which appear to originate from Ecobank, asking you to activate your web link and ...
Wednesday, 16 January 2013
Police arrest new suspects in 2011 student phishing scam Techworld.com Two of the unnamed individuals were arrested in the Manchester area on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and money ...
Friday, 11 January 2013
Bank's defenses shut out customers Columbus Dispatch KeyCorp's Woodman said that the industry is being vigilant about the potential for all sorts of threats, including a new blitz of phishing, ...
Saturday, 05 January 2013
Crime Prevention Tips for Christmas, New Year Celebrations AllAfrica.com Christmas Phishing Scams - Phishing is the act of tricking consumers into revealing information or performing actions ...
Monday, 24 December 2012
RBS admits 2000 hit by fraud after phone app gaffe Citywire.co.uk Hester said RBS's intelligence suggested fraudsters had used various methods such as phishing to capture customer information ...
Thursday, 20 December 2012
Growing cyber threat to UAE finance sector The National Last year, almost 75 per cent of phishing attacks were targeted at the banks, while a third of all cyber attacks targeted ATM and ...
Monday, 10 December 2012
362. Cybercrime in RBI chief's name - Times of India
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
... sending phishing emails to unsuspecting persons seeking their banking details in lieu of transferring a hefty ...  ...
Sunday, 02 December 2012
Hack attack a costly lesson for banks Independent Online In other words, it's because of spyware on your computer or a phishing attack – which occurs when you respond to an email from ...
Sunday, 18 November 2012
'Treat Bank Cards As Cash' AllAfrica.com The campaign also includes information on other types of fraud such as Phishing. “Card fraud is a reality in Namibia and although prevalent during ...
Wednesday, 07 November 2012
Fraud Awareness Campaign Launched AllAfrica.com The campaign includes information on other types of fraud such as 'phishing'. "Card fraud is a reality in Namibia and although prevalent ...
Tuesday, 06 November 2012
Police net suspected phishing gang SC Magazine UK The arrests were made as part of a joint operation between the Metropolitan Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) and the Serious Organised ...
Wednesday, 31 October 2012
TechWeekEurope UK Met Arrests Three On London Phishing Trip TechWeekEurope UK The Met's Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) and the cyber side of the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) pounced ...
Tuesday, 30 October 2012
SC data breach just latest in hacker onslaught USA TODAY —Spear phishing. From society's pervasive use of web commerce and social networks has arisen social engineering: the ability for ...
Friday, 26 October 2012
Custer County Sheriff Warns People of Phone & E-Mail Scams Sand Hills Express I have put together a few things that will help you identify a scam. 1. If you receive a phone call and ...
Wednesday, 24 October 2012
ZDNet Symantec: Data-stealing hackers use DDoS to distract from attacks ZDNet In the past year, for example, phishing attacks have been directed at IT administrators at European banks, ...
Tuesday, 09 October 2012
Online bank fraud rises as phishing criminals redouble efforts Techworld.com ... to organised criminal gangs committing straightforward frauds, and our focus remains on targeting those ...
Friday, 28 September 2012
Daily Guide Strengthen Security Systems – Banks Told Daily Guide “Many of the banking halls/branches are congested with long queues during business hours, which are encouraging phishing ...
Wednesday, 26 September 2012
... like ... In fact, RBI has been warning customers against phishing and fraud mail chains for a few years. "The Reserve ...  ...
Monday, 24 September 2012
374. Internet banking frauds on the rise - The Hindu
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
... M. Sebastian, said the complaints related to transactions involving phishing and compromise of security information. With ...  ...
Thursday, 06 September 2012
375. Criminal Phishing Going Mobile - Sacramento Bee
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
Criminal Phishing Going Mobile Sacramento Bee Recently, a number of credit union members living in the Texas Panhandle reportedly received text messages from criminals impersonating financial ...
Wednesday, 05 September 2012
Help Net Security Fake AmEx "Security Verification" phishing emails doing rounds Help Net Security ... the users' name, address, home and work telephone numbers, Social Security number, ...
Tuesday, 04 September 2012
Chase bank customers target of phishing scam MyFox Atlanta If you are a Chase customer, you could be the target of a very sophisticated, and updated phishing scam. The first thing that ...
Friday, 24 August 2012
IBTimes.co.uk Chris Inokwere Charged over £1m Student Phishing Scam IBTimes.co.uk The PCeU was assisted by the Student Loans Company, internet service providers and banks during its investigation. ...
Thursday, 23 August 2012
379. ATM Fraud and Security Digest - June 2012
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... fraud incidents. The financial regulator in Korea has indicated that they will add a time delay between cash being transferred and subsequently withdrawn from ATMs to reduce the impact of phishing combined ...
Wednesday, 25 July 2012
Crafty Cybercrooks Lurking Everywhere AllAfrica.com Although financial fraud comes in the form of ATM fraud and card fraud too, the BAN yesterday in particular warned against phishing ...
Wednesday, 25 July 2012
381. Crafty cybercrooks lurking everywhere - Namibian
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
Crafty cybercrooks lurking everywhere Namibian Although financial fraud comes in the form of ATM fraud and card fraud too, the BAN yesterday in particular warned against phishing and spyware. ...
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
... time, and it goes way beyond simple phishing. At some point you end up with a virus on your computer, without even ...  ...
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
Security experts warn mobile users over 'smishing' Irish Examiner "Success rates are higher with a smishing attack compared to 'phishing' because consumers are not conditioned to receiving ...
Friday, 20 July 2012
Siliconrepublic.com Smishing for mobile banking details increases - RSA Siliconrepublic.com “Success rates are higher with a smishing attack compared to 'phishing' because consumers are ...
Thursday, 19 July 2012
Two Phishers Stealing 1.5m Pounds from Students' Accounts, Jailed SPAMfighter News Telling about Olatunji and Mwangi, PCeU's (Police Central e-Crime Unit's) Jason Tunn, Detective Inspector ...
Wednesday, 18 July 2012
... don't respond to phishing emails; pick complex passwords and change your password often. What is almost never ...  ...
Wednesday, 11 July 2012
... scams and phishing attacks. The total amount of cash stolen from UAE residents last year amounted to Dh770 million, with the ... Rajat ...  ...
Monday, 09 July 2012
TechWeekEurope UK Two Men Jailed For £1.5m Student Phishing Scams TechWeekEurope UK Damola Clement Olatunji received the sentence at Southward Crown Court on Friday following an investigation ...
Monday, 09 July 2012
Phisher jailed for six years over £1.5m student scam ZDNet "Mwangi and Olatunji were determined fraudsters who systematically targeted British students in order to steal large amounts ...
Monday, 09 July 2012
ATMs, Internet prime targets of hackers: Report Peninsula On-line DOHA: Phishing may no longer pose a threat to Internet users in the Middle East but a global cyber security company has ...
Saturday, 07 July 2012
Paladion Threat Intelligence Report highlights application threats are rising ... AME Info Also, as Phishing as a threat is reducing its fizz, there is likely to be some other forms of ...
Tuesday, 03 July 2012
... endpoint," he says, "which is the consumer entering their information into a phishing site or a skimming device on a POS terminal ...  ...
Monday, 02 July 2012
10 arrested for tele-banking fraud Times of India "Tony obtains bank account details of people using various techniques including phishing. His key agent in India is another Nigerian, ...
Monday, 02 July 2012
Money phishing syndicate crippled The Sun Daily Speaking at a press conference here today, Abdul Rahim said police now suspect these cases are related to the syndicate which is believed ...
Monday, 02 July 2012
Hackers targeting Indian banks with advanced SpyEye, Zeus ... Times of India With a whopping 187 per cent rise in phishing attacks being reported on various ... a victimized user sees ...
Wednesday, 27 June 2012
Hackers targeting Indian banks with advanced SpyEye, Zeus ... Times of India With a whopping 187 per cent rise in phishing attacks being reported on various ... a victimized user sees ...
Tuesday, 26 June 2012
Bank-theft software grows more sophisticated Stuff.co.nz Instead of seeing a bank ask for an account number and password, for example, a victimized user sees requests for both of those ...
Tuesday, 19 June 2012
Chinese Police Arrest 208 In US$157 Million Fake Card Fraud Bernama ... to convince them to submit bank account information to phishing websites. ... Money obtained via ATM cards was then ...
Thursday, 14 June 2012
Police Nab 208 for Bank Card Fraud CRIENGLISH.com ... to convince them to submit bank account information to phishing websites. ... Money obtained via the ATM cards was then wired to accounts ...
Thursday, 14 June 2012
FSS to delay ATM cash withdrawals to curb voice phishing scams The Korea Herald The nation's top financial regulator said Monday it would introduce a new cash withdrawal system later this ...
Monday, 11 June 2012
US Banks Short-Change Authentication, Security Experts See Channel Opportunity CRN All of this fights phishing, and also your average piece of malware will likely be defeated because the ...
Thursday, 31 May 2012
... latest dangers is called "smishing." Smishing is similar to "phishing," in which you receive an email that seems to be from a reputable source, ...  ...
Wednesday, 30 May 2012
Phuket Gazette Phuket live wire: Beware the SCB phishermen Phuket Gazette The most convincing scam I've seen recently is a phishing expedition directed at Siam Commercial Bank customers. ...
Wednesday, 23 May 2012
404. Phishing scam in Barron County - WQOW TV News 18
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
Phishing scam in Barron County WQOW TV News 18 This is a phishing scam trying to get information on the person's debit card. You are being asked "to reactivate your debit card for shopping ...
Thursday, 17 May 2012
Phishing case: Third accused surrenders IBNLive.com According to the police, Atta Ur Rahman, 32, of Alhasanath Colony, Hyderabad, surrendered before the investigation team two days ago. ...
Friday, 27 April 2012
Need of the hour: Two-factor authentication Business Standard This system is subject to a number of flaws, including poor user password choices, password harvesting, phishing and man-in-browser ...
Tuesday, 24 April 2012
Phishing scam casts wide net GoErie.com Take precautions at the checkout counter, ATM and gas pump. Try not to let anyone see you enter your PIN and watch to see if a dishonest employee ...
Saturday, 21 April 2012
408. Banking fraud: Its a thriller script - IBNLive.com
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
Banking fraud: Its a thriller script IBNLive.com KOCHI: In a major breakthrough, the Kochi Police have arrested two persons in connection with the phishing case wherein Shabeer Khan, a ...
Friday, 20 April 2012
HSBC Clients Targeted with Phishing Scam SPAMfighter News ... a phishing website that closely resembles the actual web-page of online banking login wherein the user is directed for entering ...
Thursday, 19 April 2012
Qatar a 'target' of cyber criminals Gulf Times He urged people to be more vigilant with their PIN numbers and look out for financial scams such as skimming or online phishing. Skimming ...
Thursday, 19 April 2012
Police bust gang of fraudsters phishing bank accounts Times of India "These accounts were utilized to siphon off the money from the account holders of Axis bank and IDBI Bank through phishing ...
Thursday, 19 April 2012
One held in Rs 22 lakh hacking scam Times of India MUMBAI: An Andheri resident, who was one of the beneficiaries of a hacking scam in which Rs 22 lakh was siphoned off from a businessman's ...
Sunday, 15 April 2012
413. Cops identify bank account hackers - IBNLive.com
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
... the phishing case. The police team would also visit eight other states this week and collect evidence...  ...
Friday, 13 April 2012
Help Net Security HSBC customers under phishing attack Help Net Security ... to a phishing site made to look like the bank's legitimate Internet banking login page, where they are asked ...
Thursday, 12 April 2012
Phishing Attacks Threaten Maruti Suzuki's Brand CIO India When the victim (candidate) deposited the money the amount was quickly withdrawn using an ATM card. Once police took action against ...
Thursday, 29 March 2012
416. Watch out for more scams - Journal Online
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
Watch out for more scams Journal Online E-CARD PHISHING SCAMS…The most popular holiday scams are E-cards. If you open an e-card you receive unexpectedly, you could put your computer at ...
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
Independent Online Phishing scams: you are giving yourself away Independent Online While the percentage of personal and home loan complaints pertaining to fraud was minuscule, in the case ...
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
Warning: New Homeland Security phishing scheme WPXI Pittsburgh The email asks for your name, address and phone number, along with financial information such as a bank account number or ...
Friday, 23 March 2012
Macworld UK Phishing gang nabbed after woman robbed of £1m life savings Macworld UK The Met's Police Central e-crime Unit (PCeU) has arrested 14 people in connection with an extraordinary ...
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
... providers have to adapt, though this is certainly not the first time PayPal has been linked to security and phishing issues. The US Secret Service expects to arrest more ...  ...
Monday, 19 March 2012
Phishing gang nabbed after woman robbed of £1 million life savings PC Advisor By John E Dunn | Techworld | 19 March 12 The Met's Police Central e-crime Unit (PCeU) has arrested 14 people ...
Monday, 19 March 2012
ZDNet UK Phishing gang arrested after woman loses £1 million Techworld.com By John E Dunn | Techworld | Published: 16:44, 16 March 2012 The Met's Police Central e-crime Unit (PCeU) has ...
Friday, 16 March 2012
TechWeekEurope UK Met Arrests 14 Over £14m Phishing Scam TechWeekEurope UK The cyber crooks spent the money in just three days, blowing it on cheeseburgers, computers, gold bars and other ...
Thursday, 15 March 2012
Independent Online Top 10 scams Independent Online Like most South Africans, I receive an attempted scam via e-mail almost daily, most often pretending to come from my bank, prompting ...
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
... bank account. Wicklow Fine Gael TD Simon Harris will raise the issue, known as 'phishing', in the Dail next week after ...  ...
Saturday, 03 March 2012
426. Hotmail blocking TelstraClear users - Stuff.co.nz
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
Hotmail blocking TelstraClear users Stuff.co.nz Spokesman Gary Bowering said TelstraClear understood some of its customers had fallen victim to scams and phishing attacks and that their ...
Thursday, 01 March 2012
News10.net Don't trust your texts: Fake messages lure people to respond News10.net Fake text messages are called SMS phishing, or "smishing," which is a growing problem. The user solicits ...
Thursday, 01 March 2012
428. Pre-paid debit cards warning - WWBT
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
Pre-paid debit cards warning WWBT Concern that a scheme is phishing for victims through the mail, prompted Bob Beukema to call 12 to alert others. He showed us numerous offers for prepaid ...
Tuesday, 28 February 2012
Telephone and internet credit card scams net €14m in year Irish Independent The growth of what is known as 'card not present' fraud has been spectacular since the Garda national fraud ...
Sunday, 26 February 2012
Clarksville Now FBI Cyber Crime Squad Speaks at Chamber of Commerce Lunch & Learn Clarksville Now Bad guys will send out mass emails called phishing emails and when people click on things ...
Friday, 24 February 2012
No shortage of scammers today McCook Daily Gazette Phishing. Thousands or millions of us receive what look like legitimate e-mails from the BBB or other legitimate organizations, listing ...
Wednesday, 15 February 2012
432. How to avoid 'voice phishing' - Korea Times
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
Korea Times How to avoid 'voice phishing' Korea Times By Tong Kim I experienced an attempted phone scam recently in Seoul, and I feel obliged to share my experience with the readers. It ...
Wednesday, 15 February 2012
433. Letter: Beware bank email scam - Appeal-Democrat
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
Letter: Beware bank email scam Appeal-Democrat It said the bank needed to update my ATM account information because it had been changed or was incomplete. It also said that as a result, ...
Wednesday, 15 February 2012
Could your cell phone be your new checkbook? CBS 21 “There is something fuzzy about that to me, I understanding with 'phishing' scams there are a lot people trying to get your information,” ...
Monday, 13 February 2012
... gas pump or a store register. Phishing: Thieves pretend to be financial institutions or companies and send spam or pop-up messages to ...  ...
Thursday, 09 February 2012
436. A rip-off is on the cards - Central Western Daily
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
A rip-off is on the cards Central Western Daily Phishing emails are fake emails usually pretending to be from banks or other financial institutions. They make up some reason for you to ...
Sunday, 05 February 2012
Technology Bloom News Facebook, Google, Yahoo Join hands to combat phishing Technology Bloom News For the uninitiated, Phishing scams are a common modus operandi used by Internet fraudsters ...
Monday, 30 January 2012
... fraud that exist such as phishing, skimming, and similar scams, there are other forms of identity theft out there...  ...
Friday, 27 January 2012
"Tech support" phone scam reported in Great Falls KRTV Great Falls News I suspect that the caller probably part of a phishing scheme hoping to gain remote access to computers in this area. ...
Thursday, 26 January 2012
Evening Standard The cyber crimewave Evening Standard It's been busy, too: 'The PCeU has experience of investigating direct cyber attacks such as DDos, phishing, hacktivism, botnets, exploiting ...
Friday, 20 January 2012
Fake Parcel E-mail Doing the Rounds in Southend SPAMfighter News Informing on behalf of the courier company, the e-mail tells the recipient that DHL returned the package, with its inheritance ...
Thursday, 29 December 2011
Wink News CCSO alerts community to phishing scams Wink News *Calls are made or text messages are sent to potential victims implying there is a problem with their debit/credit/ATM card ...
Wednesday, 28 December 2011
Six Charged with Online Phishing against Students SPAMfighter News According to the Central e-Crime Unit of Metropolitan Police of UK or the 'PCeU,' officials arrested 6 individuals in ...
Saturday, 17 December 2011
... investigation. By adopting techniques such as hacking, skimming and phishing, the frauds are committed. ...  ...
Friday, 16 December 2011
... Internet access, is phishing. Here fraudsters pretend that they are representing your bank and send an e-mail asking you to update your account information. ...  ...
Tuesday, 13 December 2011
SC Magazine UK Arrests made by PCeU after phishing campaign investigation SC Magazine UK The Metropolitan Police Service's (MPS) Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) have arrested six people ...
Tuesday, 13 December 2011
Telegraph.co.uk Phishing gang stole £1 million from students CIO UK "A great deal of personal information was compromised and cleverly exploited for substantial profits," said detective ...
Monday, 12 December 2011
448. The 12 scams of Christmas - Reading Eagle
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
... ecards, especially from unknown sites or people, can load malware onto your computer. Also, phishing ...  ...
Sunday, 11 December 2011
Phishing gang stole £1 million from students, police say ComputerworldUK "A great deal of personal information was compromised and cleverly exploited for substantial profits,” said detective ...
Friday, 09 December 2011
Sky News Six Arrests In £1m Student 'Phishing' Scam Sky News Detective Inspector Mark Raymond from the PCeU said: "A great deal of personal information was compromised and cleverly exploited ...
Thursday, 08 December 2011
451. FBI Director visits Romania - Business Review
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
... in fighting criminality networks specialized in "phishing", credit card and ATM thefts, auction fraud, and other forms of ...  ...
Thursday, 08 December 2011
ACTmedia FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III visits Bucharest ACTmedia We work hand-in-hand with Romania to investigate networks of criminals who profit from “phishing”, credit card and ...
Thursday, 08 December 2011
V3.co.uk UK banks face huge cyber security test on Tuesday V3.co.uk "We are already seeing the Olympics being used in terms of phishing and spam as a way to get onto people's systems," ...
Tuesday, 22 November 2011
... stealing credit card or ATM information, selling fraudulent gift cards through auction sites at discounted prices, and phishing e-mails advertisements. ...  ...
Monday, 21 November 2011
455. Dodging a 'phish' hook - Eagle Tribune
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
Dodging a 'phish' hook Eagle Tribune So she pressed 1, and the recording prompted her to enter the 16-digit number of her ATM card. She thought better of it and hung up the phone, then ...
Saturday, 19 November 2011
... about phishing scams for that. And they can't take a blank card to a merchant with the PIN written on their hand and expect ...  ...
Friday, 18 November 2011
457. Consumer watchdog - Mmegi Online
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
... Over the last couple of years I've seen a number of increasingly high quality "phishing" emails. ...  ...
Friday, 11 November 2011
458. Phishing in troubled waters - Livemint
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
Phishing in troubled waters Livemint There are phishing frauds where the customer has wilfully disclosed ATM personal identification number (PIN) to strangers or handed over their cards ...
Thursday, 10 November 2011
Phishing Assaults Targeted at Westpac and Regions Banks SPAMfighter News Viewing the attachment, users were directed for replying certain survey queries as also enter details such as card ...
Wednesday, 09 November 2011
Erongo police now ready for ATM fraudsters - by Desie Heita New Era “Card and electronic fraud scams such as phishing, skimming and cloning are on the increase and the development of more ...
Thursday, 27 October 2011
461. Scam targets bank clients - Times Record News
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
Scam targets bank clients Times Record News The alert reads: "If you have entered your ATM or debit card information in response to an email or phone call, please call the number on the ...
Tuesday, 18 October 2011
Times of Oman Banks cut ceiling on ATM withdrawal Times of Oman The ATM withdrawal limit has been brought down as a precaution by the banks to protect their customers from phishing, Central ...
Friday, 14 October 2011
463. New con via text message - HeraldNet
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
... that's the best way to find out." His agency noted in the alert that phishing and smishing are ...  ...
Monday, 10 October 2011
464. Saturday Thumbs - Longview Daily News
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
Saturday Thumbs Longview Daily News "Flip over your credit or ATM card and call the number on the back. If there's a problem with your account, that's the best way to find out." We appreciate ...
Saturday, 08 October 2011
465. Beware of Credit Card Phishing E-mails - KSEE
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
KSEE Beware of Credit Card Phishing E-mails KSEE “No company will ever ask for your date of birth, Social Security number or ATM password in an email, website or text message.” And, he ...
Monday, 03 October 2011
Recession sparks bank scam boom NEWS.com.au "These programmers also sell phishing kits through underground internet sites for as little as $US100. The same kit can be sold over and over ...
Sunday, 02 October 2011
Look Phishy? Wells Fargo Email Scam Hopes to Hook Victims Business Insider The email below popped into my inbox this morning—and it was suspicious from the start. What immediately caught ...
Saturday, 01 October 2011
Paperless receipt use can make people susceptible to ID theft Dayton Daily News Having receipts emailed can also make you susceptible to phishing and other identity theft scams. Posing ...
Saturday, 24 September 2011
Brisbane Times IT politician falls for phishing scam Brisbane Times “I know the LNP script is to say everything is a Labor smear ATM [at the moment] but my account got hacked to [sic] ...
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
Bank Customers Cautioned about Safeguarding Personal Details from Phishing SPAMfighter News When an end-user gets an e-mail that supposedly his bank sent, it tells him that he should make ...
Monday, 05 September 2011
Keep bank details safe to escape phishing attacks mydigitalfc.com How can you recognise a phishing mail? You would see a message in your inbox from your bank with which you have an internet-enabled ...
Sunday, 28 August 2011
Email's Being Hacked Through Social Media KGBT-TV "the email said that she was in Cyprus and could she have $3000 because she lost her ATM card and she needed money to get back home" said ...
Saturday, 27 August 2011
Independent Online Phishing scams: you could be next Independent Online “This card center will send you an atm card which you will use to withdraw your money in any atm machine in any ...
Monday, 15 August 2011
474. Phishers cast their net wider - Independent Online
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
Independent Online Phishers cast their net wider Independent Online This card centre will send you an atm card which you will use to withdraw your money in any atm machine in any part ...
Monday, 15 August 2011
... official homepage and thereby get the card information. Phishing is when an e-mail which claims to be from the bank is sent to card users. ...  ...
Wednesday, 20 July 2011
Three Phishers Sentenced to Prison Over 3m Pounds worth Scam SPAMfighter News Apparently, the accused managed to steal cash after successfully exploiting around 1400 compromised cards, ...
Monday, 18 July 2011
Mirror.co.uk (blog) Three men sentenced for £4 million phishing rampage Techworld.com Arrested as part of the Metropolitan Police Central e-Crime Unit's (PCeU) Operation Dynamaphone in ...
Wednesday, 13 July 2011
... internet phishing operation and are the result of a pro active and prolonged investigation by the PCeU, codenamed Operation Dynamophone ...  ...
Wednesday, 13 July 2011
Mirror.co.uk (blog) Three men jailed over £3m phishing scheme ZDNet UK "It's the first prosecution in the UK of a very detailed, organised phishing operation," Charlie McMurdie, the head ...
Monday, 11 July 2011
480. Hacker: How I stole $300000 - New Zealand Herald
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
Hacker: How I stole $300000 New Zealand Herald He dressed in a hoodie and sun glasses and went to an ATM at the local Caltex station. "I walked up to the machine. I was shaking." He felt ...
Friday, 08 July 2011
481. Mail Probe: Quick buck trick - Malay Mail
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
Mail Probe: Quick buck trick Malay Mail The 'trick' came when he asked for the bank's ATM card number instead of an account number. I did not have an account with the particular bank, ...
Thursday, 07 July 2011
482. Email Scams - Willcox Range News
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
Email Scams Willcox Range News There is a button which leads to a form which asks for essentially every piece of financial information available including credit card number; ATM pin number; ...
Wednesday, 06 July 2011
483. Be Mindful of Identity Theft Tactics - Patch.com
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
... strip on your card. Phishing: by pretending to be financial institutions or companies, thieves can send spam or ...  ...
Monday, 20 June 2011
484. 12 Identity Theft Prevention Tips - Patch.com
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
... on your card which thieves use to commit fraud. 2. Phishing-by pretending to be financial institutions or ...  ...
Thursday, 09 June 2011
... than 5 million Australians had fallen victim to scams, including pyramid schemes, phishing scams and chain letters in that one year. ...  ...
Sunday, 05 June 2011
486. Card Tricks - Russia Profile
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
Russia Profile Card Tricks Russia Profile The bank said it has registered incidence of security violations by fraudsters who resort to phishing attacks to retrieve information from the ...
Thursday, 19 May 2011
... ATM skimming. Despite this decline, spear phishing, a more targeted attack technique, grew in importance in 2010, as meticulously crafted emails with ...  ...
Saturday, 02 April 2011
Help Net Security Phishing attacks down dramatically in 2010, says IBM Network World Cross says it may be that phishing isn't paying enough and that attackers are shifting their attention ...
Thursday, 31 March 2011
Malware poses threat to online banking BusinessLIVE Van Zyl said phishers were after not only the customer's banking username and password but also cellphone number, ATM card numbers and ...
Tuesday, 29 March 2011
... fee scams, ATM skimming, phishing, infiltrating databases, new account fraud, and account takeover fraud. ...  ...
Friday, 25 March 2011
... fraud (Phishing scams) and ATM fraud, Marlize Horn, the senior manager of marketing and corporate ...  ...
Friday, 25 March 2011
492. Keep your banking details safe - News24
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
... could you please tell us your pin. Take some responsibility people. Phishing is not a new concept. ...  ...
Friday, 18 March 2011
Crooks Call Up New Phone Scams to Steal Your Money TechNewsDaily Regardless of the communication method they used — phone, SMS or e-mail — simply use the contact information that's on ...
Wednesday, 16 March 2011
UK Banks Report Lower Online Banking and Card Payment Losses PCWorld By tampering with a terminal, criminals could intercept the chip's copy of the data and put it on the magnetic stripe ...
Wednesday, 09 March 2011
Sky News Fraudsters step up 'phishing attacks' Citywire.co.uk Paul Barnard, head of the Dedicated Cheque and Plastic Crime Unit (DCPCU), said: 'Whilst another drop in fraud is good news, ...
Wednesday, 09 March 2011
... during 2007-10, the police detained 41 individuals, including Nigerians suspected of committing phishing, hacking, and ATM and debit card frauds, ...  ...
Thursday, 03 March 2011
Police ask UK citizens to forward every scam email PC World Magazine The body that investigates such crimes from a policing perspective is the Police Central e-crime Unit (PCeU), which ...
Monday, 28 February 2011
Phishing scams expose drawbacks of online convenience Binghamton University Pipe Dream "The information requested may include credit card number, Social Security number, ATM PIN number, ...
Friday, 25 February 2011
AP Police log in experts to crack cyber crimes Expressindia.com Certain offences like phishing (a practice of using fraudulent e-mails and copies of legitimate websites to extract financial ...
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
Charlottetown, The Guardian Police warn of credit card scam Charlottetown, The Guardian Police say an email is sent to you from what appears to be VISA stating they did a recent review ...
Friday, 18 February 2011
Washington Post An avalanche of e-mail crowds my digital inbox, most of it useless Washington Post Luckily, Director Mueller is authorized to give me $11 million, which he will put on ...
Thursday, 17 February 2011
502. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - January 2011
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... theft in the UK. Its method involved spraying foul-smelling liquid on victims' clothing. Phishing / Vishing / Smishing / Funds Transfer Fraud Vishing attacks in January followed the common theme ...
Tuesday, 08 February 2011
Phishing Attacks Target BofA Customers eSecurity Planet ... date of birth, social security number, credit card details and ATM pin. "Unlike traditional phishing emails which advertise ...
Thursday, 03 February 2011
Compromised website used in Bank of America phish Naked Security Yesterday, one of my colleagues was analyzing a banking Trojan that provided just such a case. The Trojan appears to have ...
Wednesday, 02 February 2011
lovemoney.com Cyber-crooks are stealing your personal secrets lovemoney.com Other companies will use online phishing scams similar to the practices we reported on in This scam secretly ...
Wednesday, 26 January 2011
506. Cons phish for local prey - Tahlequah Daily Press
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
Cons phish for local prey Tahlequah Daily Press “If you have responded to a phishing e-mail [that appears to have originated from Chase] by entering personal or account information into ...
Friday, 21 January 2011
507. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - December 2010
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
Phishing / Vishing / Smishing / Funds Transfer Fraud During December phishing, vishing and smishing attacks were reported globally. Vishing was particularly evident in the US and Australia. ATM funds ...
Thursday, 13 January 2011
Nedbank's recommendations to to prevent fraud Moneyweb.co.za With the various forms of crime during this season, ATM fraud, card skimming and phishing are most prevalent therefore consumers ...
Friday, 17 December 2010
509. Local bank warns of latest phishing scam - WFMJ
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
Local bank warns of latest phishing scam WFMJ A fraudulent email is circulating that is made to appear to have come from Home Savings asking for Debit card and ATM card information. ... ...
Wednesday, 15 December 2010
Action Line: Online scams can fool virtual shoppers Tulsa World Know where your cards are at all times and cover keypads when entering PINs at purchase stations or hitting the ATM. Phishing: ...
Thursday, 09 December 2010
Fake ID syndicate busted Sydney Morning Herald The syndicate allegedly "fished" for the information via telephone calls, false emails and skimming devices placed on the front of ATM and ...
Wednesday, 08 December 2010
512. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - November 2010
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... in many European countries. Card Trapping / Card Theft / Distraction / Card Swapping Card trapping continued in November, particularly in the UK. Phishing / Vishing / Advanced Fee / Funds Transfer ...
Monday, 06 December 2010
What's your Pain Threshold for Mobile Phone Identity Theft? NetworkWorld.com These mobile phone threats are variations of phishing, but smishing uses SMS texts to initiate the scam, while ...
Tuesday, 30 November 2010
BBB warns against phony government notices, FBI e-mail scam Dayton Daily News The notice claimed the transaction was 100 percent risk free and all she needed to do was e-mail the ATM Card ...
Saturday, 06 November 2010
515. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - October 2010
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... US included fake cheques and empty deposit envelopes. Arrests in the US included a ‘ring leader' who opened new accounts, made fake deposits and withdrew funds prior to them being properly cleared. Phishing ...
Friday, 05 November 2010
... phishing for card and personal details are just some of the fraud ...  ...
Friday, 29 October 2010
517. Man left with Rs 9 in phishing heist - Pune Mirror
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
Man left with Rs 9 in phishing heist Pune Mirror Anthony Fernandes, an Aundh resident, was shocked to find just Rs nine in his salary account after he went to a local ATM on September ...
Saturday, 16 October 2010
518. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - September 2010
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... Bank of Nigeria (CBN) criticised banks over the continuing increase of ATM fraud in the country. Phishing / Vishing / Advanced Fee / Funds Transfer Fraud Romanian DIICOT (police) arrested a suspect ...
Saturday, 02 October 2010
$3m phishing scam nets 3300 eBay employees Register Concioiu, who is also under suspicion for creating fake ATM cards for Italian banks and withdrawing more than 300000 euros, was one ...
Thursday, 23 September 2010
Phishing scam hits Alltel area customers The Durango Herald It was a phishing scam intended to get residents to call a phone number and enter their credit or ATM card numbers, said Capt. ...
Wednesday, 22 September 2010
North Africa becomes hotspot for cyber-criminals Express Buzz With growing concerns about cyber frauds through online, ATM and mobile phones, RBI had recently issued SMS warnings to the ...
Sunday, 19 September 2010
522. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - August 2010
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... assisted due to the proximity of the police station to the crime scene. In Australia, tools used included a sledgehammer. Phishing / Vishing / Advanced Fee / Funds Transfer Fraud The UK's Police Central ...
Wednesday, 01 September 2010
Keeping your cash safe Jamaica Gleaner We now talk about 'phishing', which relates to the method of tricking people into entering their personal information on websites; 'skimming' is ...
Tuesday, 31 August 2010
Elgin police warn of phishing scam Chicago Daily Herald The automated call claims there is a problem with a person's ATM card and asks people to press "1" to be connected to a security ...
Monday, 30 August 2010
Newest E-mail Scams: Could They Fool You? NetworkWorld.com As recounted in theNew Yorker, Worley soon found himself in the grip of the classic "Nigerian Prince" scam, a terrible mistake ...
Monday, 23 August 2010
526. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - July 2010
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... from a record in the mobile phone and used to withdraw money with the ATM cards. Phishing / Vishing / Advanced Fee / Funds Transfer Fraud ATM funds transfer fraud was detected in various countries. ...
Monday, 09 August 2010
527. Phishing attack - Business Line
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
Business Line Phishing attack Business Line However, prior to the fraud, Ethiraj had not given away his username, password and other critical details relating to his account. ...  ...
Sunday, 08 August 2010
Bangkok Post Alleged phone scam gang busted Bangkok Post Police seized a large number of computers, mobile phones, ATM cards, as well as a loaded pistol and a banknote counter during the ...
Saturday, 07 August 2010
529. Be alarmed so few are alert - The Australian
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
Be alarmed so few are alert The Australian NIGERIAN scam emails are increasingly common. Perhaps as many as 50000 Australians a year respond to them as though they were genuine. ...  ...
Friday, 06 August 2010
530. Phishers 'compromise 10000 bank accounts' - IT PRO
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
TopNews United Kingdom (blog) Phishers 'compromise 10000 bank accounts' IT PRO The investigation was part of the PCeU's anti-phishing initiative, otherwise known as Operation Dynamophone. ...
Thursday, 05 August 2010
TopNews United Kingdom (blog) E-crime unit arrests suspected phishing gang ZDNet UK The investigation is ongoing, detective superintendent Charlie McMurdie of the Police Central eCrime ...
Thursday, 05 August 2010
Scotland Yard cuffs six in megaquid phish ring probe Register The arrests were part of Operation Dynamophone, an investigation by the PCeU into a sophisticated phishing fraud network that ...
Wednesday, 04 August 2010
Polk Sheriff's Office Warns of Phone, E-mail Scams The Ledger Another scam spreading by e-mail asks recipients to send $98 to Nigeria, Africa, to receive a new ATM card. The e-mails are ...
Wednesday, 04 August 2010
Irish Times They get money for nothing and your cheques for free Irish Times ... the problem of ATM card skimming has been resurrected in recent weeks. Thanks to the installation of anti-skimming ...
Sunday, 01 August 2010
Even fraudsters need copywriting services! StuckOn They also don't know the difference between UK English, and US English (note the reference in this email to ATM machines).  ...
Monday, 26 July 2010
Watch for 'person in trouble' Monterey County Herald This column deals with a scam appealing to a nobler instinct, to help someone in trouble. We have mentioned the "grandchild in trouble ...
Monday, 19 July 2010
Zbot Exploits MasterCard and Visa and Anti-fraud Programs Softpedia This page asks for a wealth of information, including Social Security number, card number, card expiration date, CVV2 ...
Thursday, 15 July 2010
538. New AOL Phishing Campaign in the Wild - Softpedia
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
New AOL Phishing Campaign in the Wild Softpedia Further investigation by Sophos researchers of the IP addresses and WHOIS information used in this attack, revealed a different scam abusing ...
Tuesday, 13 July 2010
539. Eppicard phishing scam - Hovied News
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
Hovied News Eppicard phishing scam Hovied News Once the payment is deposited into an Eppicard account, the user can purchase things at stores or use an ATM with the card. According to ...
Tuesday, 06 July 2010
540. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - June 2010
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... remained at the ATM while reporting their card retained. Subsequent fraudulent use of the card resulted in the card being securely captured with no financial losses. Phishing / Vishing / Advanced Fee ...
Thursday, 01 July 2010
Woodlands National Bank targeted in 'phishing' scam Pine Journal In the most recent telephone scam, Vallie said a recorded message asks for recipients to input their debit card numbers ...
Wednesday, 23 June 2010
542. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - May 2010
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... linked to ATM skimming. In Thailand, arrests included that of Malaysian nationals. Phishing / Vishing / Advanced Fee / Funds Transfer Fraud Phishing attacks in India included funds transfer fraud which ...
Thursday, 03 June 2010
543. DA warns about ATM phishing scam - 9NEWS.com
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
DA warns about ATM phishing scam 9NEWS.com JEFFERSON COUNTY - The Jefferson County District Attorney's Office is warning people about a telephone phishing scam where the victim is told ...
Tuesday, 01 June 2010
544. Beware of e-mails claiming refunds - Ct Post
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
Beware of e-mails claiming refunds Ct Post A special unit of the IRS handles unresolved identity theft issues -- the IRS Identity Protection Specialized Unit at 1-800-908-4490. ...  ...
Friday, 28 May 2010
Bank alerts members to phishing scam Rapid City Journal In the scam, people are receiving fraudulent automated messages stating their Sentinel Federal Credit Union ATM or debit card has ...
Monday, 24 May 2010
546. AG, bank warn of 'phishing' scam - Queen City News
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
AG, bank warn of 'phishing' scam Queen City News The message said his ATM card had been "suspended because it was compromised" and directed him to press 1 and then to enter his 14-digit ...
Thursday, 20 May 2010
Woodland National Bank logo used for scams Star News If someone has already replied to such an e-mail or text, they should call the bank immediately. If its after hours call 1-800-264-5578 ...
Thursday, 20 May 2010
548. Consumer Watchdog - Mmegi Online
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
Consumer Watchdog Mmegi Online It said: Due to the on-going Identity Theft, we ask you to apply for your ATM CARD(s) Upgrade now to avoid suspension of your account , open the below link ...
Friday, 14 May 2010
This attempted e-mail scam is so bad it's funny Allentown Morning Call The scam: We've seen a million Nigerian e-mail scams, all promising us riches beyond our wildest dreams. Blake, one ...
Wednesday, 12 May 2010
How a phisher de-activates bank's mobile alert system The Hindu The victim realised that all the money from his account was withdrawn only after visiting an ATM a few days later. Puzzled ...
Friday, 07 May 2010
Scams arrive by phone and mail BY SUSAN TOMPOR Detroit Free Press Or the caller claims to be a friend from high school who says he's in a financial crisis and begs you to meet him at an ...
Thursday, 06 May 2010

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