Blog entries tagged phishing

MTN Mobile Money: Debit comes to the party

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 08:53:01 +0100

The online shopping industry in South Africa is pathetic. There are a number of reasons people do not shop online; security, stupidity and general lack of trust in the general process.

I know many people who buy their groceries online from Pick n Pay Online Shopping but I for one wouldn’t even bother buying a carton of milk because I have no faith in the service industry in general.

Another major obstacle is the credit card. According to the World Wide Worx’s Online Read More...

Ice cream for 419-Scammers

Fri, 13 May 2011 20:12:55 +0100

Ok, so the heading is just to get you to read. Unfortunately, the Surprise Lottery Win, the box of money needing to be moved and the deceased relative of the poor orphan are all still alive and well. Even so, 419scammers are getting their just desserts.

What you may not know though is that there are a large group of somewhat crazy and cruel enthusiasts who delight in making the lives of scammers a little more miserable. I joined such a forum of scambaiters, www.419eater.com, at tRead More...

Gone Phishing

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 07:29:35 +0100

I receive dozens of phishing attacks daily for every bank under the sun.

Below is one that I received today:

Due to the recent Malware and Phishing attacks encountered by our customers, First National Bank has made it mandatory
to all Customers to download the Rapport Software that will help fight against it.

Our system shows that you have noRead More...

Gone Phishing!

Thu, 13 May 2010 07:53:16 +0100

There has been a marked increase in phishing attempts by 'bank-look-alikes' in the past year. They are also becoming more sophisticated, correcting spelling and grammar, and starting to copy the 'look and feel' of the genuine item. So how to combat it?

A report came out about two weeks ago basically telling people to:

* ignore these emails (naturally) as the banks will never aRead More...

Uncle Eugene in Cyberspace

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 14:27:13 +0100

It is in the nature of us as human beings to be curious. It makes us what we are. It is this curiosity that has given us the ability to find out more and do more.

But it is this same curiosity that gets us into more trouble than we can imagine.

Cyber crooks use super impact news issues to attack the unsuspecting curiosity that we have.

Michael Jackson, Patrick Swayze and SwinRead More...