Money mules are REAL victims of phishing, says Microsoft iconoclast
WHEN will someone think of the stolen cash handlers? Microsoft has somewhat controversially claimed that money mules are the ultimate victims of phishing emails, rather than the consumers or banks that cyber-crooks target in online banking scams.…
Cops bust multi-million-dollar Russian cyber gang
Russian police have nabbed eight men suspected of running the multimillion dollar Carberp phishing gang, which deployed its namesake Trojan to trick victims into handing over millions of dollars over the past two years.
Phishing expeditions help clients
John LaCour and his Charleston-based company, PhishLabs, survey, investigate and root out malicious emails and websites. They collect millions of URLs every hour, thanks to their own "spampots" (think honeypot for spam) and Internet and email service providers who ship them a nearly endless supply of the electronic treachery, and then set about destroying it and identifying the people and ...
Beware: Phishing scam preys on visa hopefuls
A cruel new email phishing scam preys on visa holders with the phony promise of a green card in return for cash, FoxNews.com has learned.
Scam of the week - The 'LinkedIn' scam
We've been alerted by our readers to a scam whereby criminals have been able to hack into people's personal details through their LinkedIn account.
