Jennifer Lawrence photos
Jennifer Lawrence photos The big news in the last few days has been the posting of nude photos of Jennifer Lawrence. At this stage, it appears that her iCloud account was compromised. The breach is still under investigation at this point in time. This article at The Huffington Post has more details on the posting of the…
Fake JCPenney gift cards circulating
Fake JCPenney gift cards circulating Whilst our company is Australian, we do have a large number of overseas clients and readers. The latest gift voucher scam involves a retailer that has a limited presence in Australia. The scam gift cards purport to be from JCPenney. JCPenney (for those who don’t know) is a department store…
Commonwealth Bank Credit Card Alert Scam
Commonwealth Bank Credit Card Alert Scam A Commonwealth Bank credit card alert scam has been caught by MailShark spam filters claiming you need to resolve the issue by clicking a malicious link. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia is a multinational bank across Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Asia, USA and the United Kingdom. Stay safe by…
Fake eBay invoice snares PayPal users
Fake eBay invoice snares PayPal users Once again, fake eBay invoices are being used as bait for PayPal phishing emails. We saw this technique used in January this year. It resurfaced this week. Tweaks have been made to the email used. The amount is different and some changes have been made to the wording of…
Phishing is simple but effective
Phishing is simple but effective A report written jointly by the University of California and Google looks at phishing and its success rate. The results are based on what Google observed on their Gmail accounts, but the results are still a revelation. One of the aspects covered by the study was looking at the average…
Westpac account temporarily shutdown
Westpac account temporarily shutdown Another concerted phishing campaign targeting Westpac users has been detected this week. This campaign features a simple looking phishing email that warns the recipient that their Westpac account has been temporarily shutdown, due to concerns about fraud. Actually, the email itself is the only fraud. We have reproduced a sample of…
Mail Security Service Alert Email
Mail Security Service Alert Email An email claiming to be sent by your email provider has been caught by MailShark spam filters, tricking receivers into infecting their computer with malware. The email itself appears to be generically branded but the landing page clearly uses Google branding to appear as if it is Gmail. Gmail is…
Phishing email threatens Service Suspension
Phishing email threatens Service Suspension Another phishing email targeting National Australia Bank users hit the internet over the last few days. This one threatens the user with “online service suspension” if the user does not do what the email says, which is to click on a link that leads to a phishing site. A sample…