identity theft

Hi everyone. I received an email from Comcast today, it says that my service will be suspended unless I update my payment information. It said that the credit card company failed to authorize the payment. This message really looks official, when I clicked on My Account in the message, I...

I am using Windows 10 Home Edition on a Lenovo laptop. Today, my Epson printer would not connect to my laptop via wi-fi, and after trying a lot of things (updating the printer drivers, turning the computer and printer off and back on, updating printer firmware, etc.), I gave up trying to fix it...

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Now people are pretending to be the Post Office! Anyone else seeing these?

Hi... Anyone else gotten an email saying that my "Order for a new, expensive laptop had been shipped and was sent to some woman in Utah"? Just got the message, and of course there's a phone number to call if you have any question, that's when they try and get your credit card and other info...

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Original release date: December 17, 2020 Summary This Alert uses the MITRE Adversarial Tactics, Techniques, and Common Knowledge (ATT&CK®) version 8 framework. See the ATT&CK for Enterprise version 8 for all referenced threat actor tactics and techniques. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure...

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Cybersecurity threats both new and known, from Advanced Persistent Threats (APT), to the Internet of Things (IoT), to the shortage of cyberworkers, threaten us each day. To help protect ourselves and our customers, we mobilize threat intelligence and machine learning, a mindset of “assume...

Hi I've been getting Phishing emails in the last few days. I got one from my bank saying that someone had tried to log into my account and asked me to input my Account information and Password, to confirm that I was the account holder. It said that if I didn't do this immediately my account...

Hope this one is a very informative topic for a wide margin of people. I came to know and interested on this topic after a social engineering manipulation on my wife's banking account. Like everybody we also get many prank calls and mails. One day somebody called her and asked for the pin number...

Hi I just got this strange email message. This guy claims to be the innovator of MagicJack and wants people to donate to cover his medical costs... Link Removed Why he would be asking me for money is beyond me, I don't and have never had a MagicJack or anything to do with them. He's only...

Original release date: January 02, 2014 | Last revised: February 05, 2014 Systems Affected Point of Sale Systems Overview Point of Sale Systems When consumers purchase goods or services from a retailer, the transaction is processed through what are commonly referred to as Point of Sale...

Hi Many of you already do this, but I thought I'd throw this out for people who may not have thought of it. We have a separate credit card for online usage. The card has only a $1,000 limit and is used exclusively online with places I order things from who don't use Paypal, like Amazon etc...

Original release date: January 02, 2014 Systems Affected Point of Sale Systems Overview Point of Sale Systems When consumers purchase goods or services from a retailer, the transaction is processed through what are commonly referred to as Point of Sale (POS) systems. POS systems consist of...

The Council for the Better Business Bureaus found that 47% of all identity theft related crimes are performed through associations with friends, neighbors, relatives, or someone known to the victim. Consumer also detect almost half of all fraud causes - again 47%. Let's make that number less by...

Anyone else getting e-mails from what looks like ADP.com concerning financial matters. One comment was even an account would be debited for some amount. I do not do business with ADP, and as far as I know no one I deal with does. The link provided to check the account seemed to be in Turkey....

Today, prior to making a purchase, I checked my balance on my government issued debit card. While doing so, I noticed an error on my statement of charges. A charge to Everingame.com, Omaha, NE for $10.96. I checked out the site & it was a gaming accessory site. Never seen it before in my life...

I recently published a video on YouTube about false computerized phone calls and identity theft. Interestingly enough, Corrine over at SecurityGarden reports that Microsoft removed one of their Gold Certified Partners over a very similar issue: telephone scams. This is true...

A recent look at computer security shows online identity theft scams becoming easy for nefarious individuals who prey on those who lack essential security updates. Anyone experienced in the business need only to look at the serious manner of many, many businesses still running Windows XP without...