E-mail evidence in Madoff case includes another scam
A scam letter appears to have found its way into victim e-mails submitted in the Madoff case.
Brazen New E-mail Scam
Just when I think e-mail scams can't get any more brazen, or e-mail readers any more careless, I get surprised again. “Job offer at your location” arrived today, combining two amazing scams in one spam. At least they're saving bandwidth by combining scams. No doubt they consider themselves “green” spammers.
Scammers abuse Google Trends to poison search results
Cyber crooks are using one of Google Inc.'s own tools to poison search results with links that spread fake security software, a researcher said Thursday.
Identity thieves beat Obama to stimulus package punch
Although the U.S. government's economic stimulus package hasn't even gotten out of Congress, scammers aren't waiting; they've launched multiple campaigns that tempt users into revealing personal information, a security researcher warned Thursday.
FBI warns of money mule scams
The FBI warned Wednesday that its Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has been receiving "numerous complaints" from people who have become unwitting victims to work-from-home scams.
Brazen New E-mail Scam
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Where Google Chrome security fails: the password
I heard mention that the Chrome OS will have some sort of encryption available a la bitlocker. If it's possible to encrypt personal data using another password or key, then it may have potential for very secure data.... And Ubuntu has an 'encrypt home directory' option, perhaps google should follow suit.
- Dann
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