A new email scam is making the rounds, using Google’s name to catch your eye. The con looks to be fairly indiscriminate in who it’s getting sent to, as even officials in the Ohio Attorney General’s office have reported receiving the email. But, with a company like Google, you’d be hard-pressed to find someone who isn’t using at least one of its services. The email itself has had reports...
Just weeks after safety problems with Skype’s Android app were revealed, Skype users are being targeted with robo-calls trying to get their credit card information, The Consumer Chronicle has learned. The robo-calls tell users their computers are infected and then pitches a malware removal program through the site helphs.com. An email to the address listed in its domain registration bounced back as undeliverable. The web integrity site SiteJabber.com, and...
Name a company and there’s a fair chance its data was stolen from a third party email vendor in a massive theft reported over the weekend: Citi, Chase, Hilton, Target, Best Buy, Disney. The list goes on. And now you have to be on the alert for what promises to be a massive amount of phishing attempts. Given that someone with less-than-pure motives has your name and email, they’re...
