Spammers and Scammers - Russian Spammers Launch New Attack
Spam is becoming increasingly dangerous rather than just annoying. Seriously, if you are still opening spam email and even responding to some of it then you really need a reality check. Many people blame the whole spam issue on users who are too lazy or too dumb to learn about spam.
By email or hurricane, floods spell bad news — plus new ID theft laws detailed
The Russians are coming. No, seriously. That’s the word among email security and spam experts. A flood of malicious email from Russia is turning up in inboxes all over the world, most notably in the US.
We have more details in this week’s roundup of the scam headlines. Plus, talking of floods, we’re sorry but not surprised to discover that the Hurricane Ike scams we recently warned about are already adding to the misery of storm victims in a big way.
Also in this week’s Scamlines, we report on new laws to hit back at identity thieves, a sneaky camera trick to capture PIN numbers and, staying with the camera theme, a conspiracy in Italy that leads to thousands of motorists being photographed driving through stop lights.
And how about being tricked into paying for someone else’s soda? We’ve got that covered too.
