Japan Earthquake Scam ?

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Scammers and hackers are using the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan to appeal for fraudulent charity donations. US-CERT, the operational arm of the National Cyber Security Division (NCSD) at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is warning users regarding fake antivirus and phishing attacks regarding the Japan earthquake and the tsunami disasters. Scammers are also flooding e-mail inboxes with messages asking recipients to donate money to relief efforts.

In Facebook also scams are rocking, If you get a link to something like “Japanese Tsunami RAW Tidal Wave Footage’, don’t click it. It’s a scam. You may be tricked into “liking” the page and then taking a personal info harvesting survey, and then promoting the scam.

Symantec has observed a classic 419 message targeting the Japanese disaster, said researcher Samir Patil in a post to the company’s security blog. “The message is a bogus ‘next of kin’ story that purports to settle millions of dollars owing to an earthquake and tsunami victim.” Hackers have also registered a large number of domains with URLs that may fool users into thinking that they’re legitimate donation or relief sites, said Patil, a tactic that can also push those sites higher on search results.

How to Protect yourself

- Do not follow unsolicited web links or attachments in email messages.

- Maintain up-to-date antivirus software.

- Verify the legitimacy of the email by contacting the organization directly through a trusted contact number.

- Pay attention to the URL of a website. Malicious websites may look identical to a legitimate site, but the URL may use a variation in spelling or a different domain.

- Take advantage of any anti-phishing features offered by your email client and web browser.

refference: http://www.cybervally.com/2011/03/beware-fake-japan-earthquake-tsunami-disaster-email-scams-phishing-attacks/

Poll question of week 7

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  Based on the result of the poll question, there is a total of 36 votes and 31(83%) votes the paypal phishing will affects customers online purchased. According the top 10 phishing websites in 2010, the paypal phishing is one  of the most popular in the word. Most of people think that victims may be to click on the link in the e-mail which leads the victims to a fake website; this is serious problem for customers online purchased. Only 6 (16%) votes the paypal phishing will not be affect customers online purchased. A few of people are think the people having a lot of experience of the world and knowing about phishing and they do not worry about it.

Avoid Japan Earthquake Phishing

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Global online community is showing support by charities’ websites like Red Cross for the 8-9 magnitudes earthquake that hit Japan on 17 March 2011- friday. There are some ways to make sure your donation reaches the right people.

1) Check for the URL spelling. Hackers are smart at making the fake URL looks real, for instance, credits.com for credit.com. This technique is called typosquatting.
2) Do not get misdirected. Online financial phishing scams will frequently direct you to a third party website that ask for your credit card information. If you’re being redirected to another site that does not look right, please disconnect from that website. Do not pay any attention to the link text because they can say anything. You have to pay more attention to the URL.
3) Avoid the social pressure. A scams usually works because it preys on a huge amount of people, please do some research if you see a website that appears syspicious. Never trust messages and links spread through Twitter.com and Facebook.com because they are hotbeds for scammers looking to mkake quick cash. Never give out your PIN code, driver's lisence number, phone number or date of birth because none of that information is required by legitimate sites like Red Cross.

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Poll Week 6

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Poll question week seven:" Where Do You Think Our Blog's Standard Stand ?" There is a total of 27 votes and 1(3%) of them voted our blog's standard is poor and 3 (11%) of them voted the standard as Just nice and 23 (85%) voted Our blog's standard stand at Good !! None of the readers think our blog is noob . Thanks to those who voted for our blog, now we know where our standards stand and there'll be a contest coming up ! stay tuned !

Phone Phishing

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There is another type of phishing - phone phishing. This happens when someone pretending to be from a government agency or company, trying to ask for your personal information. It sounds easy to avoid, but unfortunately these people only need a few victims to fall for the scam to make it profitable.
Phone phishing is increasing. Sometimes it seems like your bank is really calling you. Phone phisher can assume your identity and empty your bank accounts. Here are some things you need to remember when conducting sensitive financial transactions over the phone:

1) Never give out full account numbers. Your financial institution doesn't need account numbers to verify your identity, if it is really necessary, give last four digits only, or insist on other methods to verify your identity, such as your date of birth.
2) Do not call a number left in a recording. Instead, you should call the known customer service for your bank. Although you may need to go through a couple of transfer, at least it is safer.
3) Be aware of repeated recordings to get a hold of you about important account or personal information. The bank is likely to use a real person to call you if there is really a problem.
4) Do not trust caller ID because it can be spoofed. It is important to find out the exactly spelling and words that should appear on caller ID from your bank's customer service number.

Have you been a victim of phone phishing?


Reference:
1)All Business [Online], Retrieved 11 March 2011
URL: http://www.allbusiness.com/crime-law-enforcement-corrections/criminal-offenses/14808871-1.html
2)Internet Fraud Tips [Online], Retrieved 11 March 2011
URL: http://www.fraud.org/tips/internet/phishing.htm

Poll week 5

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Poll question week six :"Do you like our slogan ? Beware!! Phishing ain't fishing". There is a totalof 42 vote, 39 which is 92% of them voted yes and 4 which is 9% of them voted of no,means they don't like the slogan. Majority like the slogan and we are very happy that they like the slogan.