Phishing attempts have been spotted that appear as Google Calendar event invitations. Be wary of any invitations that ask for your password. This should be obvious by now, but these phishers still manage to trick people.
Facebook Attacked By Phishers
Till now, the Facebook social network has been an overall pleasant user experience for most users, especially if they’ve come over from the social spamming barrage common on MySpace.
Opera Hooks Phishers With Latest Browser
The newest version of Opera Software’s web browser adds support from OpenDNS project PhishTank and from GeoTrust to combat phishing sites.
Microsoft Casts Net to Catch Phishers
Microsoft is taking a play from the playbook of “Dirty Harry” by telling phishers around the globe to,” go a head punk and make their day”. They are working with law enforcement in Europe and the Middle East to catch gangs of phishers.
Microsoft File 117 Lawsuits Against Suspected Phishers
While today’s date signifies a day to play pranks on one another, a number of website operators will not be looking on April 1st with much pleasure.
New Browser is Worlds First to Foil Phishers
Leading UK browser business Deepnet Explorer will be the first to offer protection from phishing scams when it releases its latest version 1.3 on Dec 1, 2004.
Amazon and Microsoft Crack Down on Phishers and Spammers
Amazon and Microsoft have filed several lawsuits against phishers and spammers who targeted consumers by spoofing Amazon.com’s domain name and perpetrating phishing scams with spoofed Amazon.com Web sites.