by Alex Eckelberry | Sep 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
For several hundred years there have been cruel scams aimed at those wishing to go to “America.” Below is one of the latest: a phishing email that’s intended to steal identity information from those seeking to immigrate.Not only does it distort the real reason for the...
by Alex Eckelberry | Sep 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
A password phish from the EastAlert reader Nathan Tidd at Digital Highway sent this one in: a password phishing email that impersonates the “your mailbox is full” notification.Ah yes, a notification from my good friend wbadmn1@web.de. But wait, Wbadmn’s email...
by Alex Eckelberry | Sep 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
A “Procedural Warning Security Alert”Some of the most persistent phishing schemes out there are those aimed at stealing credit card information. We got this one today. It’s aimed at Master Card Choice Rewards customers:(click graphic to enlarge)Your first line of...
by Alex Eckelberry | Sep 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
Sept. 14 — VIPRE premium Version 4Sept. 21 — Exchange Server with VIPRE® Email SecuritySept. 28 — Sunbelt Exchange ArchiverIntroducing VIPRE® Enterprise Premium, Version 4Tuesday, September 14, 2010, 2:00pm – 3:00pm ETThe new version of VIPRE...
by Alex Eckelberry | Sep 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
(Hat-tip to Calvin).You know you’re a big deal when scammers use you in their SEO poisoning antics, and unfortunately Marvin Sapp (American Gospel singer / songwriter) is the latest victim of Fake Antivirus peddlers. His wife died a few days ago, and it didn’t take...