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Sunday, February 18, 2007

Drive-By Pharming Attack Could Hit Home Networks  (Identity Theft)


Drive-By Pharming Attack Could Hit Home Networks 
Security researchers at Symantec Corp and Indiana University have figured out a way to compromise home networks using a single line of JavaScript in a web page.

Thieves phishing for your info on the internet 
Law enforcement officials are warning people of bogus emails that look like they are from your bank or the IRS. The emails are part of a scheme to con you out of hundreds, even thousands of dollars.

Guard ID Vault 
My first impressions of the Guard ID Vault were good; it looks like what it is supposed to do. Lock up your personal user information in a unit that looks like a lock.

State: "Phishing" Scam Takes New Tact 
ALBANY, N.Y. State officials are warning about a new kind of Internet phishing scam. Phishing _ spelled with a P-H _ is the term used for efforts to steal personal...

State Officials Warn of Internet "Phishing" Scam 
State officials are warning about a new kind of Internet phishing scam. Phishing _ spelled with a P-H _ is the term used for efforts to steal personal information over the Internet. The state Consumer Protection Board noticed e-mails sent earlier this month that appeared to be from Chase Bank with the subject line reading: ``Phishing: Security Measures.'' The messages are bogus.

TSA Website Attacked By Phishers? 
A new online method for trying to resolve travelers' problems boarding planes looks like a typical phishing attack. In 27B Stroke 6.