Category: Phishing

MobileMe Who me? Could this be Phishing?

Paul
Photo By : Richard Thomas
Photo By : Richard Thomas

MobileMe one of Apples latest software packages, recently started getting emails claiming they need to update their credit card information.

 

It seems that along with Twitter, Facebook, and PayPal Phishing are on the rise. I know this was going to happen do to the fact of the recession. I’ve seen more and more attempts to send people to the Canadian Pharmacy and to sell you drugs that I wouldn’t recommend buying it online.

 

Some things I am wondering is when will Apple release they are having to protect their consumers from these types of attacks? I’ve talked about the Apple Botnets and how they will become more and more prevalent due to the fact users think they can never get a virus. See the Apple Ads in 2007 to prove my point.

 

So let’s talk about online safety, and help those who might need help. Some of my thoughts to help keep the Apple People happy are:

 

  • [ad]Don’t go Downloading Illegal stuff – This is mostly how they malware authors are getting Mac users to install malicious software. You think you downloading the I-Life 09 but are really installing a virus.

  • Don’t click links in Email – This is so tempting because it easier to just click and have it open up automatically but most of the time if you click a link that says it is going to http://www.apple.com/support (That is how they fool you).

  • Don’t give out your email on twitter – This is also something you should follow more and more, because you don’t want to get a virus or spam from making your email public. There are ways to see your deleted twitter message so that isn’t going to be hard to find those emails.

  • It’s time to install Macintosh Anti-virus software – Yes you heard me, I know there are a few Mac Anti-virus software’s out there. You should also make sure to keep that up to date.

Now is when Apple should start suggesting security, but they have stopped recommending it for so long. The Malware authors are getting restless with anticipation. I can only guess what they will try next but it will happen. Sooner or later you will get a virus so bad that Apple will start recommending it on there site. When that day comes, I’ll be so happy because that means Apple software isn’t that bad. I just hope Apple realizes it before it’s too late. They’ve had so much Apple don’t Virus propaganda thrown at it’s consumers it is no wonder they aren’t worried about Security.

When not to post #twitterpornnames

Paul

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I’ve heard others call this a scam:

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[ad]Now Although I know PCworld has made everyone paranoid that this is a scam.  I want to remind people that it was probably just a for fun.   According to Graham Cluely’s blog, He points out why you shouldn’t tell people the important information.

I see no evidence this was done to gather your information but Pcworld has sent out the warnings and made people think this was a scam, or a Phishing attack.  Although this could be used to get the information needed for your Gmail or other accounts.

I do recommend deleting those tweets and reminding people that you are the only ones that can prevent identity theft.  Trend Micro talks about this very detail about the subject but again they don’t think this was conceived as a phishing attempt.   I’ll let you decide but remember tweeting that it is a scam will only keep it on the trends, your best advice is just go on with your life and tell everyone to delete that sensitive information.

It is looking like a Phish to me Niggabook

Paul

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This site looks to be another phishing attempt, a poor one at best. I go there and it seems that you get the Facebook Login screen. According to:
mj78niggabook

If it isn’t showing Http://www.Facebook.com or Https://www.facebook.com then it probably is a a phish site.   If you’ve did use your password with this site, I’d strongly suggest changing it.   If I find out more I’ll let you know.   I know that the site is from Godaddy but if this was done by accident or not I do not know.   I don’t make the Name up Niggabook.com is the site and until more things become clear, steer clear of the site for the time being.   When I find out more, you’ll be the first to know!!

Facebook malware sending people to junglemix.in Phishing!

Paul

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It looks like this is the newest phishing attempt for the Facebook community.  According to Sans, there is malware trying to send out messages to go to “junglemix.in”.  I visited the site and it redirects me to “http://fblight.com/”.   This is a phishing site because you can see from the address bar.   As of writing this post, it has been flagged by Phishtank that this is a phishing site.  I am glad people are reporting these types of sites to prevent people from getting there account stolen.

Find out the other phishing attempts that have been talked about, keep yourself safe.  Also this is a good time to[intlink id=”2205″ type=”page”] install some free Anti-virus or Free Firewall[/intlink] software to help protect your computer from Malware.

Facebook Phish : “Look at this!”

Paul

Facebook seems to be coming the most widely used Social Website around right now, I went to Alexa to see what it said about how many users go there a day and I find this:

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So No wonder there are a lot of people who want to get your personal information. Yesterday there was a new email that was spreading with the Subject “Look at this!” and it points to fbstarter.com. When you go there you will find it looks really like Facebook but your not really at facebook sign in page. They want to use your Facebook account to gather information about your email account, or who your friends with. They also might try doing the old Scam of asking for Money because they are someplace and can’t get home without your help.  They could also want to spread a [intlink id=”2249″ type=”post”]virus through your account[/intlink], or [intlink id=”2958″ type=”post”]steal your identity[/intlink].

[ad#cricket-right-ez]At the time of writing this the site is active and looks like Facebook but really isn’t.   You should always login in to Facebook the right way by going to:

http://www.Facebook.com

or

https://www.facebook.com

If you have went to that site and entered your password in there, I know it happens to even Journalists.   You can reset your password. This way you can make sure the people behind that site don’t have your password.   I do suggest however you start using a more secure password.  You should always use both Numbers and letters in your password.  Use a different password for each place your signup for.   I suggest [intlink id=”2646″ type=”post”]Roboform[/intlink] to better help you protect your password and it helps make up a secure password for you.  The nice thing about Roboform is that you don’t have to write down your password on a piece of paper, but you do have to remember to [intlink id=”3171″ type=”post”]backup your passwords[/intlink] from time to time.  Facebook is looking to be more and more a targeted for the criminals activity, and you should watch what you do online.