Phishing and security alerts
CyberDefender™ Corporation, the security developer with the Internet's most advanced early detection technology and Internet security tools, has released its latest CyberDefender Phishing Scam Alert, a report highlighting recent phishing and email scams that are plaguing Internet users and exposing them to Internet identity theft. Currently the Internet's top risks include a new active NCUA.gov phishing scam targeting Internet users. CyberDefender has identified the following new phishing attacks for December 22, 2006. To view these and other phishing threats in real-time go to: http://www.cyberdefender.com/phishing_alerts.html CyberDefender Threat Level: Active Scam Target pages: www.ncua.gov Scam URL: http://www.pettrans.sk/www.ncu. . . Date Discovered: 12/22/2006 17:12:00 CyberDefender classifies emerging phishing and Internet scams as active or inactive, providing users with a real-time Internet security tool for phishing protection.
ATLANTA, Nov. 29 (www.AllPayNews.com) -- SecureWorks, the largest managed security provider in the financial market providing security to over 1,600 clients nationwide, announced today that it has taken down several phishing schemes which are using the dual authentication signup process to lure banking and credit union customers to bogus phishing websites.
June 15, 2006, Alexandria, Va. – The National Credit Union Administration’s name, logo and website are being used repeatedly in spammed messages being distributed across the country in attempts to obtain personal account information and pin numbers.
Scam Using Phone Numbers for Contact
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif., April 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SurfControl, plc (LSE: SRF - News), the global leader in Internet content protection, today said that its Global Threat Experts have identified a phishing scam with a unique twist -- rather than phishers attempting to redirect recipients to fraudulent Web sites which harvest passwords and account information, this phish targeting the Chase Bank customers, uses only a telephone number as a method of contact. Now that recipients of phish emails have become accustomed to seeing fraudulent phish URLs with particular traits, SurfControl said it is likely that phishers seeking Chase Bank customer's information developed the technique to increase the success rate of the scam. This phish uses scare tactics and a technique distinctive from the typical phishing scams that target financial institutions. SurfControl is warning customers that this new attack could open the door to employees providing credit card and other personal data to the scammers.
Websense® Security Labs™ has received reports of a new phishing attack that targets customers of Heartland Credit Union. Users receive a spoofed email message, which claims that their account information needs to be verified due to new security measures. The message provides a link to a phishing website. Users who visit this website are prompted to enter personal and account information.
