Saturday, March 8th, 2008
"After three unsuccessful attempts to access your account, your Online Profile has been locked. This has been done to secure your accounts and to protect your private information. You may unlock your profile by going to: ..." Sounds like a normal phishing e-mail, right? But what if the e-mail seemed ...
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
Not really, but Gmail does offer a nice way to have as many temp accounts as you feel like creating. This is great for registering at sites that might end up spamming you.
Let's say I have a Gmail account of
[email protected]. Gmail lets you append a "+" at the end ...
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
Phishing is hooking more victims as the e-mail fraud attacks become more sophisticated and prevalent.
According to market researchers at Gartner, the number of phishing e-mail recipients has grown 28 percent in 2005. Because fraudulent e-mails negatively impact consumer confidence, the research firm's recent study predicts phishing and other security breaches ...
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
These days, a firewall, anti-virus software and anti-spyware programs are essential, but they might not be enough to protect you. Here are five things you can do for a little added security:
Leave your computer on.
This is a change from an earlier recommendation that you turn it off to save ...
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
The US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is asking banks to warn their customers against logging into their accounts on public machines. Many computers used for public internet access have surveillance spyware installed on them. The spyware might take screenshots, record keystrokes and monitor web addresses visited; ... then send ...
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