10 articles on "phishing"

Anti-Phishing Bill Introduced To Congress

Sen. Partick J. Leahy has introduced the Anti-Phishing Act of 2005 to Congress for consideration. The Act would allow federal prosecutors to seek fines of up to $250,000 and prison sentences of up to five years against individuals convicted for promo...

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Anti-Phishing Bill Introduced To Congress

Anti-Phishing Bill Introduced To Congress by: Richard A. Chapo Sen. Partick J. Leahy has introduced the Anti-Phishing Act of 2005 to Congress for consideration. The Act would allow federal prosecutors to seek fines of up to $250,000 and prison s...

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Anti-Phishing Bill Introduced To Congress

Phishing attacks are one of the most prevalent methods used by cybercriminals to steal personal information and money from unsuspecting victims. In 2020, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received more than 241,000 complaints of suspe...

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Are cyber-criminals phishing your identity from your computer

Phishing (definition) (FISH.ing) pp. Creating a replica of an existing web page or HTML email input form to fool a user into submitting personal, financial, or password data. —adj.Today phishing seems to be one of the most serious new scams on the ...

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Why Corporations Need to Worry About Phishing

Phishing is a relatively new form of online fraud that focuses on fooling the victim into providing sensitive financial or personal information to a bogus website that bears a significant resemblance to a tried and true online brand. Typically, the v...

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Email Scams – Ten Simple Steps To Avoiding Them

Email Scams – Ten Simple Steps To Avoiding Them by: Lisa Smith According to the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) email scams also known as phishing attacks claim more than 2,000 victims each day from more than 75 million phishing emails that...

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Identity Theft Article – A Phisher Is Trying To Steal Your Identity!

Identity Theft Article – A Phisher Is Trying To Steal Your Identity! by: Lisa Smith Sooner or later everyone with an email account will receive a phishing attempt from some internet scammer. What is phishing? How can you protect yourself? Thes...

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They're Phishing Your Identity Online

Identity Theft even though punishable by law with up to 15 years in prison, continues to flourish. And one increasingly popular way of capturing personal data is the form of phishing, which happens online.Many innocent computer users fall victim to t...

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EBay Users: What You Need to Know About Phishing Scams

Are you an eBay user? Whether you use eBay to do your online shopping or if you use eBay to generate extra income for yourself, as an eBay seller, there is something that you need to be aware of. As an eBay user, whether you are a seller or a buyer, ...

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Be Aware of Phishing Scams!

Be Aware of Phishing Scams! by: Nowshade KabirIf you use emails actively in your communication, you must have received various messages claiming to be from Ebay, Paypal and a number of banks. A recent email as if from U.S. Bank Corporation that ...

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