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Verified by Visa Phishing Attacks Emerge

By KVNPark | Published: November 23, 2009

You probably have or heard of the new Visa cards additional security feature which requires you to enter PIN in order to complete an online transaction.
Of course no technology will discourage the bad guys from coming up with new ways to defeat their obstacles.
The phishing scam starts out in its usual path, email. A potential victim will receive an email asking them to sign… Continue reading

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Scams in the News (10/30/2009) – Facebook Wins $711M, Man Loses His Pants in a Scam

By KVNPark | Published: October 30, 2009

Facebook Wins Spam Lawsuit Against “Spamford” Wallace – Facebook was awarded $711 million in damages by a judge in San Jose, California, yesterday in the social network’s lawsuit against Sanford “Spamford” Wallace, who may also face criminal charges for violating a restraining order. Wallace, a self-proclaimed “spam king” who broke into Facebook user accounts to spread spam Wall posts and messages, was sued by Facebook in… Continue reading

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Chinese Scaring Domain Owners to Buy More Domains

By KVNPark | Published: September 17, 2009

Never heard of this one (from Tech Republic) before.
Some Chinese companies are using a scare tactic to force domain owners to buy .cn domains. An email is sent out to the domain owner telling her some other party is trying to register a domain name very close to her own.
We talked about “cybersquatting… Continue reading” before, and these emails are in the form of

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How Online Fraud Works

By KVNPark | Published: September 14, 2009

Online fraud industry is worth billions of dollars. We take a look into the evolving industry.
“When I started my research, I believed, as many others did at the time, that a single fraudster could perpetrate fraud on their own,” says Uri Rivner, lead researcher at RSA’s Anti-Fraud Command Center in Israel. But a decade of research shows a sophisticated business model, stuffed with specializations and… Continue reading

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