We have previously described the tell-tale signs of a 419 (advance fee fraud email). Refresher: recipients of an email are offered a large amount of money. Actually getting “the money” involves several advance payments (for customs duties, bank charges, bribes etc.) – and of course the only ones who actually get any money are the […]
This week, I’ve been attending and presenting at a conference in Brisbane, Queensland, entitled Seniors’ Fraud Protection Symposium. The event was organised by the Queenland cybercops – the same guys who brought you Fiscal the Fraud Fighting Ferret – and aimed to get law enforcement, business and industry groups to work together to reduce the […]
We like to give you plenty of warning when we suspect that something unpleasant is coming down the pike, even if it's just one of those likely bursts of Black Hat SEO (web search poisoning) that come with a media-friendly event. Still, I suspect that if I told you we expect lots of malicious activity […]
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