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Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010
New IRS Phishing Scam! BEWARE!!
Well we are coming into tax season and as happens every year around this time, scammers start sending out e-amils in hopes of tricking you out of sensitive information that they can then use to steal your identity, infect you with a virus or malware or any number of things.
Below you will read an actual e-mail received be a client. This e-maill also contained an attachment called "balance_report.doc". THIS ATTACHMENT SHOULD NOT BE OPENED!!!
Please be aware that the IRS will NEVER e-mail you anything. Should you receive an e-mail similar to this please take the time to report it to the IRS by going to their website at: http://www.irs.gov.
Here is what the e-mail looks like:
Dear business owner,
We have recently received a complaint against your company. The complaint was filled by a former employee of your company and containts evidence that your company performs tax evasion.
Due to a confidentiality agreement signed between your formed employee and IRS we are unable to reveal his identity.Before we initiate a deep investigation of your company we wanted to be sure that the data provided with this report is authentic.
That's why we have sent you this e-mail , please check the balance report attached to this message.
If you discover any errors in the report ( check the income/outcome section ), please e-mail me as soon as possible to get this situation solved before criminal prosecution is initiated.
Thank you
George Hastings
Tax Evasion Prevention Department
Internal Revenue Service
Please take the time to read this and remember to be aware, be informed and be safe!
Below you will read an actual e-mail received be a client. This e-maill also contained an attachment called "balance_report.doc". THIS ATTACHMENT SHOULD NOT BE OPENED!!!
Please be aware that the IRS will NEVER e-mail you anything. Should you receive an e-mail similar to this please take the time to report it to the IRS by going to their website at: http://www.irs.gov.
Here is what the e-mail looks like:
Dear business owner,
We have recently received a complaint against your company. The complaint was filled by a former employee of your company and containts evidence that your company performs tax evasion.
Due to a confidentiality agreement signed between your formed employee and IRS we are unable to reveal his identity.Before we initiate a deep investigation of your company we wanted to be sure that the data provided with this report is authentic.
That's why we have sent you this e-mail , please check the balance report attached to this message.
If you discover any errors in the report ( check the income/outcome section ), please e-mail me as soon as possible to get this situation solved before criminal prosecution is initiated.
Thank you
George Hastings
Tax Evasion Prevention Department
Internal Revenue Service
Please take the time to read this and remember to be aware, be informed and be safe!
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Get the 411 with 46645
...In case you didn't know it, Google offers a free "information" service to text users. Rather than dialing 411 from your cell to get the nearest restaurant's phone number, text your next query to 46645 Read More Here...
Friday, January 22, 2010
Malware is Killing me!
This is just a little reminder of how important it is to keep your Windows updates current as well as antivirus and malware protection up to date. Although the following threat is under control and being handled by the proper authorities, we should all be vigilant to the threats that we expose ourselves to daily when surfing the web.
Recent Hydraq cyber attack: What you need to know
A zero day vulnerability identified in Microsoft Internet Explorer was used as an entry point for a coordinated set of cyber attacks that has been carried out on dozens of large enterprises. the malware behind most of these attacks, "Trojan.Hdraq" appears to have been part of a sophisticated attack pattern designed to steal large amounts of intellectual property. You may have become aware of this event from the heavy media coverage about the attacks on Google.
The underlying vulnerabilities used in this attack are now widely known and likely to be exploited by other cybercriminals even though the Command and Control infrastructure behind this attack has been taken down.
It is important that all computer users take action to prevent themselves from future attack.
All users that have current virus definitions from their respective software providers are safe at this time. The source for this particular attack was Google and Gmail. I know many of you out there have Gmail accounts so please beware of strange e-mails and do not click on links unless you are absolutely sure they are from a trusted source.
Surf Safe!
Recent Hydraq cyber attack: What you need to know
A zero day vulnerability identified in Microsoft Internet Explorer was used as an entry point for a coordinated set of cyber attacks that has been carried out on dozens of large enterprises. the malware behind most of these attacks, "Trojan.Hdraq" appears to have been part of a sophisticated attack pattern designed to steal large amounts of intellectual property. You may have become aware of this event from the heavy media coverage about the attacks on Google.
The underlying vulnerabilities used in this attack are now widely known and likely to be exploited by other cybercriminals even though the Command and Control infrastructure behind this attack has been taken down.
It is important that all computer users take action to prevent themselves from future attack.
All users that have current virus definitions from their respective software providers are safe at this time. The source for this particular attack was Google and Gmail. I know many of you out there have Gmail accounts so please beware of strange e-mails and do not click on links unless you are absolutely sure they are from a trusted source.
Surf Safe!
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