Internet Threats Blog
For any company that does business online, hearing that you’ve been involved in a data breach is quite possibly the worst news to hear. Last month it was the online transaction processing company Global Payments, who joined the likes of Epsilon and Sony in the list of high profile data breaches in recent memory. These breaches not only affect the existing customer base but can also do … [Read more...]
Credit Card Scams can happen several ways. You can either lose your card or have it stolen, your card information could be obtained and your data used to manufacture a counterfeit card, or the data could be used to make phone or internet purchases. Criminals obtain your card information from either an online purchasing site or by “scanning it”. One of the many problems of catching these … [Read more...]
March is Fraud Prevention Month. Whether it is identity theft, phishing, online shopping, social media scams, or credit/debit card fraud, there are always victims and unaware accomplices who fall pray to big international crime organizations. The goal of Fraud Prevention Month is to increase awareness and educate public and private companies to avoid the criminal’s attempts so they can do no … [Read more...]
A new generation of Facebook Scams has emerged just in time for the launch of Timeline – Facebook’s new profile layout. And while these changes have more than one user celebrating Facebook’s evolution, there are a large number of defectors who are begging Facebook to let them revert back to their old profiles. Mashable recently reported an increase in Facebook scams targeting these users … [Read more...]
By Dylan Sachs and Minal Pithia With the recent news of even more malware on the Android Market (and the subsequent Microsoft offer of a free Windows Phone for some of those affected), people are getting more and more concerned that their devices, personal information - or worse, their bank balance - are going to be targeted. This news isn't really new - mobile malware has been a … [Read more...]
Banning employees from Facebook, Twitter and other sites shows a 30% increase in computer security breaches TELUS and the Rotman School of Management have published their third annual IT security study. This time, the study revealed an increase in the number of security breaches in both government entities and companies in the private sector; with government entities experiencing twice the number … [Read more...]
By now many of you have read about security site Sophos recently released post on Facebook’s report on compromised accounts. According to the released infographic, 0.06% of the 1 billion logins per day are compromised. It does not sound like a threatening number until you realize we are still talking about roughly 600,000 accounts a day. Facebook’s report also indicated that less than 4% of … [Read more...]
Over the past few weeks we have seen a spike in the posting of fake online employment listings. The positions claimed to be available have run the gamut, from administrative assistant, to stocker, to docker, and many more. The locations spanned across the U.S.A., from the Space Coast to San Francisco to Seattle, and on to Salem. One recent scam worked as follows: A number of fake job … [Read more...]
With the Occupy Wall Street movement in full force and spreading to every major city in the world, the voices of the 99% have never been stronger. It’s been over a month since the first “occupation” took place in New York City’s financial district and although there are several sentiments being expressed through the demonstration, one thing is clear: the masses will no longer tolerate … [Read more...]
Online Reputation Management is the new hot item on every business’ to-do list. Companies are facing threats from all angles and the most deadly seem to be coming directly from disgruntled customers tweeting and facebooking their thoughts away (RIM’s recent nightmare is a perfect example). Implementing a reputation management plan (even on later stages) has been known for saving more than … [Read more...]
