Lottery scams are one of the most common types of scams. However, these scams are the most tempting also. When people receive an email with a subject like “Congratulations, you have become a Millionaire”,it could tempt a person to try his luck. Unfortunately, he gets…
Do you know who you are? How sure are you about your own identity? We would all like to believe that we are in control of our identity. Consequently, most folks who are well aware of the threats that come with identity theft often check…
As soon as the news of Firefox 7 sprouted over internet, many people rushed to download it to experience the new features and all those new developments that were anticipated to be unleashed with Firefox 7. Hackers and scammers found it the best opportunity and…
Stay Safe from Information and Identity Theft With the pace which technology world has been advancing with, it has now become a norm that every new day comes with a news flash of another data breach striking the global information security world. And in the…
According to the New York Times, the patients visiting the emergency room at Stanford Hospital in 2009, got their private data leaked over the internet. A site called Student of Fortune leaked the information regarding their names, diagnosis codes, account numbers, admission and discharge dates,…
Previously, we covered the Australian Taxation Office scam that swindled people into handling their bank account and credit card details to the scammer operating behind the veils of a legitimate source. Next on the similar page, we now have Western Union Money Transfer scam which…
Folks have reported us that they’ve been receiving emails from courier services claiming to have a parcel couriered at their homes and asking for further information. An email claiming to have been sent from Federal Express says that a parcel has been sent to the…
Who doesn’t love a scrumptious McDonald’s meal? And that too for FREE! Absolutely Free! If you are the kind of person who wakes up in the morning with an uncontrollable yearning for a McDonald breakfast, then you should know that you are exactly what malware…
FACEBOOK! Who doesn’t know about it? In this social-networking internet time, every single web user is aware of this networking giant who has snatched away all the traffic from other social networking forums within few years. According to statistics collected from Wikipedia, as of July…
Password security is becoming a vital issue these days, and if you are not following the right directions in securing your sensitive password information, you get to suffer lots of NASTY things on internet. Let’s tell you a recent phishing attack striking Twitter users these…
