IRS Warns Taxpayers About Scams as Tax Deadline Approaches

The Internal Revenue Service IRS has issued a press release to warn of a potential increase in scams targeting taxpayers around the April 18 tax deadline. Before and after the deadline, scammers may tempt or pressure taxpayers into revealing personal information. US-CERT and IRS recommend taxpaye...

FTC Releases Alert on Tech-Support Scams

The Federal Trade Commission FTC has released an alert on tech-support themed telephone scams. In these schemes, fraudulent callers claim to be from legitimate technical support organizations and offer to fix computer problems that don't exist. Users should not give control of their computers to...

IRS Email Tax Scams Up 400 Percent

A 400 percent surge in tax-related phishing and malware incidents is making this tax season the most treacherous yet for taxpayers. According to an Internal Revenue Service bulletin, this year’s attacks include the tried-and-true email phishing, but also newer forms of attacks that include bogus...

US-CERT Alerts Users to Holiday Phishing Scams and Malware Campaigns

US-CERT reminds users to remain vigilant when browsing or shopping online this holiday season. Ecards from unknown senders may contain malicious links. Fake advertisements or shipping notifications may deliver infected attachments. Spoofed email messages and fraudulent posts on social networking...

Facebook to Add a 'Dislike' Button, Mark Zuckerberg Confirms

When a pet dies, or your friend's family member passed away, clicking the 'Like' button to express your sympathy doesn't feel comfortable. Here a user feels a need of something to express their sadness, disagreement, anger, or something other than 'Like': Facebook should have an empathetic...

FBI Warns Businesses of Email Scams, Wire Fraud

U.S. businesses are losing millions in fraudulent wire transfers that have their root in email compromises of accounts belonging to top executives. An FBI advisory issued Thursday warns businesses that regularly conduct wire transfer payments to be vigilant about potential email account...

MassVet Android Malicious App Scanner

Most Android malware samples can be found clinging to some sort of knockoff to a legitimate application. Hiding in plain sight like that, sometimes they find their way into Google Play or any one of the dozens of less-patrolled Android markets. Researchers at Indiana University believe they’ve co...

FBI Warns of Increase in DDoS Extortion Scams

Online scammers constantly are looking for new ways to reach into the pockets of potential victims, and the FBI says it is seeing an increase in the number of companies being targeted by scammers threatening to launch DDoS attacks if they don’t pay a ransom. The scam is a variation on a theme, th...

IC3 Issues Alert on Gift Card Scams

The Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3 has released an alert warning consumers of fraud around the resale of gift cards. The secondary gift card market has grown in recent years, and criminal activity has been identified on sites facilitating such exchanges. When purchasing gift cards, look for...

IC3 Issues Internet Crime Report for 2014

The Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3 has released its Internet Crime Report for 2014, indicating that scams relating to social media—including doxing, click-jacking, and pharming—have increased substantially over the past five years. US-CERT encourages users to review the IC3 Alert for details...

Researchers, FBI Warn of Nepal Earthquake Scams

The earthquake that hit Nepal late last month has caused untold damage in the region and kicked off a massive relief and aid effort. Attackers are loathe to let a chance like that go by, and they have concocted a number of schemes to deprive victims of their money and hope for relief funds. Aid...

Nepal Earthquake Disaster Email Scams

US-CERT warns users of potential email scams citing the earthquake in Nepal. The scam emails may contain links or attachments that may direct users to phishing or malware infected websites. Phishing emails and websites requesting donations for fraudulent charitable organizations commonly appear...

FTC Details the Top 10 Imposter Scams of 2014

The Federal Trade Commission FTC has released an advisory describing the top 10 reported imposter scams for 2014. Scam operators often impersonate individuals, companies, and organizations to entice targets to participate in fraudulent financial transactions. Users are encouraged to review the FT...

TalkTalk Admits Customer Data Breach, warns of Scam Calls

TalkTalk, one of the biggest UK-based phone, TV and Internet service provider with 4 million customers, has admitted it suffered a major Data Breach. TalkTalk said customer information was accessed after a breach at a third-party company, in which names, addresses, phone numbers and TalkTalk...

Ramnit Botnet Shut Down

The Ramnit botnet, a favorite among thieves dabbling in financial fraud for its frequent updates, has been shut down in a joint effort spearheaded by Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre EC3. In a statement today, EC3 said investigators from across Europe, along with Microsoft, AnubisNetworks and...

Malware Poses as Flash Update Infects 110,000 Facebook Users within 2 Days

Facebook users just Beware!! Don’t click any porn links on Facebook. Foremost reason is that you have thousands of good porn sites out there, but there's an extra good reason right now. Rogue pornography links on the world’s most popular social network have reportedly infected over 110,000 Facebo...

Facebook Malware infects 110k Users with Pornographic Bait

UPDATE: This story has been updated to include commentary from Facebook. A Trojan is making its way around the world’s most populous social network, infecting some 110,000 Facebook users in just two days. The malware spreads itself by posting links to a pornographic video from the account of...

FBI: Business Email Compromise Scams Steal $214m in 2014

The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3 is sounding the alarm on a type of fraud they are calling business email compromise BEC scams. The scheme, formerly known as a man-in-the-email attack, comes in three distinct flavors, each of which is ultimately designed to dupe corporate employees o...

Spammers Take A Liking to WhatsApp Mobile App

Spammers have settled in on the WhatsApp messaging platform with greater regularity, aided in one locale, by of all things, government regulations. Researchers at AdaptiveMobile yesterday published a report that exposed a number of spam campaigns peddling phony handbags and sunglasses, investment...

FTC Releases "Package Delivery" Themed Scam Alert

The Federal Trade Commission FTC has released a Scam Alert addressing a "Package Delivery" themed phishing campaign regarding package delivery notifications from the U.S. Postal Service. Scam operators often use false information linked to reputable organizations to imply the email is legitimate...