It’s not necessarily a gloomy outlook for URL-shortening services like TinyURL and SnipURL. In my previous post I explored the possibility that these services might be used, or might already have been used, by scammers to disguise a malicious link. The fear is that as they get more popular, and users unthinkingly click on them, … Read more
I, and quite a few of the folk I correspond with, have been using what looks on the surface to be a great new feature of the Internet: Services that turn an unwieldy link into a short one. Enter the link you want to send someone into their website and it will create a unique … Read more
Phishers can now access banking websites that use an extra ‘keylog-proof’ security layer. For several months phishers — folk fooling you into giving up valuable passwords — have used keylogging software which will capture passwords and user names as you type them into banking and other financially-oriented sites. But these aren’t much use against websites … Read more
For as long as phishing is a problem, I believe banks have got to rethink their Internet strategies. In short, any email sent from a bank or other affected online institution leaves customers vulnerable. For example: Citibank, one of the worst hit banks, still send out emails to their customers. Their Internet privacy page in … Read more
Somewhat embarrassingly for Taiwan’s education system, a phishing email aimed at customers of US Bank operaties via a script which appears to be on a computer at the Taiwan Ministry of Education Computer Center in Taipei. MillerSmiles Scam Alert Service reports that the phish urges recipients to access a new message in their personal mailbox … Read more