Facebook has initiated working with Online security firm Websense to protect users from Phishing by adding a phishing safety net.
Next week you will be met by this safety pop-up if you are heading for a potentially dangerous website:
Facebook is a likely target for scammers and often people click on links supposedly posted by friends. The target is to gain access to passwords.
Source: BBC News
Are you also tired of the endless amounts of trickery and online scams. Perhaps it’s time to fight back?
Here are some addresses you can forward such emails to. Also included are bank, and business addresses for reporting phishing and scam emails.
US CERT (US Computer Emergency Response Team) phishing-report@us-cert.gov
Federal Trade Commission spam@uce.gov
EarthLink Fraud fraud@abuse.earthlink.net
Anti-Phishing Working Group reportphishing@antiphishing.org
Fraud Watch International fraudwatch@fraudwatchinternational.com
Phish Tank phish@phishtank.com
Chase Bank abuse@chase.com
Zenith Bank ebusiness@zenithbank.com
Oceanic Bank customercare@oceanicbank.com
Abbey National Bank customerservices@abbey.com
Union Bank PLC customerservice@unionbankng.com
Lloyds TSB Banking emailscams@lloydstsb.co.uk
South Western Federal Credit Union contactus@swfcu.org
Federal Express abuse@fedex.com
DHL Express Fraud.alert@dhl.com
Wells Fargo reportphish@wellsfargo.com
Publishers Clearing House PCHabuse@pch.com
Capitol One abuse@capitalone.com
Pay Pal spoof@paypal.com
Bank of America abuse@bankofamerica.com
USAA Bank abuse@usaa.com
HSBC Bank usphishing@us.hsbc.com
NatWest Bank phishing@natwest.com
If you want to fight the sleezy scum of internet frauds you can join the phish-fighting community at Phishtank, a site where anyone can submit, verify, track and share phishing data. More at www.phishtank.com.
Until next time 
Peter – Your Online Security Guide
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Updata plans to form a new firm, provisionally called Total Defense, Inc, once the deal closes in June.
Around 60,000 businesses worldwide rely on antivirus technologies from CA’s Internet Security Business Unit, the division of the firm that is being sold.
CA will retain its enterprise-focused identity and access management software business, a line of products that fits more closely with its core systems management market. Financial terms of the deal, announced late last week, were not disclosed.
The move following disappointing financial results from the system management firm, which has been a premier league player in the anti-malware market for 10 years without ever managing to knock any of the big four off their perch.
Source: The Register – Security
The entire objective of phishing is to steal your identity and thus get your money. Knowing this can save you from a lot of trouble and pain. Don’t click on links from strangers (don’t take candy either). These scams are called phishing because they “fish” for your dough and ID. There are precautions you can take, most importantly learn how to recognize a scam when you see one.
Con men say that “a sucker is born every minute”. On the Internet, it seems that a scam is born every minute while simultaneously recycling the old. I still get emails from Nigeria alerting me to the funds they have waiting for me.
The phishermen will attempt to alarm you. They will tell you the sky is falling and your account is about to be shut down. Don’t fall for it. Banks do not send emails to folks telling them their bank account is going to be closed. They just don’t operate that way.
The phishermen will promise you that you can go from rags to riches with very little effort on your part. Just sign on the dotted line…
The phishermen will present you with a deal that sounds too good to be true. And you know what – it is too good to be true. Don’t fall for that con.
The phishermen in times of trouble like a natural disaster will humbly request your donation to some charitable organization. Make sure they are really a valid charity before dispensing your hard-earned cash.
Alas the phishermen does not spell all that well and is guilty of some atrocious grammar. You don’t have to pull out your grammar text to recognize the tortured English you are reading.
The phishermen love scams like tech support, lotteries or sweepstakes. They often use famous names in their emails. Keep the delete button handy.
As we have discussed so many times, please watch out for the Rogue security software scams a favorite of the phisherman. Rogue security software, aka “scareware,” is software that appears to be beneficial from a security perspective but provides limited or no security, generates erroneous or misleading alerts, or attempts to lure you into participating in fraudulent transactions. These scams can appear in email, online advertisements, your social networking site, search engine results, or even in pop-up windows on your computer that might appear to be part of your operating system, but are not. These guys are most insidious so stay suspicious.
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Top 10 Countries that host cyber crime, 2011 Jan-May
1. US
2. France
3. Russia
4. Germany
5. China
6. Canada
7. Netherlands
8. South Korea
9. Romania
10. UK
“More malicious content is being hosted in Canada than ever before,” said Patrik Runald, senior manager of Security Research, Websense. “Cyber criminals are taking advantage of Canada’s clean cyber reputation, and moving shop. We’re seeing all time highs for both hosted phishing sites and bot networks. It is important for Canadian citizens to be extra vigilant on the Internet, taking extra precautions when clicking on links.”
Cyber criminals are moving their command and control centers to safer grounds. In the past eight months, Canada saw a 53 percent increase in bot networks. Canada is the only country that showed an increase in bot networks over the last eight months, when compared to the countries above.
Source: Team Cymru Internet Security News
Source: Team Cymru Internet Security News
Almost two weeks PSN network has been down after hackers breached Sony’s Playstation Network.
At a press conference in Tokyo Sony announced that the PSN network and the Qriocity music and movie service will be back online this week. The services will be rolled out covering online games on PS3, PSP, access to movie rentals and music. As well as chat, access to account management and password reset.
I advice you to reset your password as one of the first actions you do when it comes back online. The hackers may very well have gotten away with user details including passwords. Sony has still not revealed (or don’t know) if credit card details was among the accessed information. Most likely we will see a forced system update forcing everyone to change passwords.
Kazuo Hirai, Executive Deputy President of Sony, commented: “The organization has worked around the clock to bring these services back online, and are doing so only after we had verified increased levels of security across our networks.”
“Our global audience of PlayStation Network and Qriocity consumers was disrupted. We have learned lessons along the way about the valued relationship with our consumers, and to that end, we will be launching a customer appreciation program for registered consumers as a way of expressing our gratitude for their loyalty during this network downtime, as we work even harder to restore and regain their trust in us and our services.”
The “welcome back” appreciation program will be tailored by territory, and will consist of free content for download. PSN customers will also be given a month’s free PlayStation Plus, with PlayStation Plus subscribers also receiving 30 days worth of free service. Additional freebies are promised in the near future.
Until next time
Peter – Your Online Security Guide
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Until next time
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