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Would You Have Fallen for This Phone Scam?

Krebs on Security

You may have heard that today’s phone fraudsters like to use use caller ID spoofing services to make their scam calls seem more believable. In that episode, the people impersonating his bank not only spoofed the bank’s real phone number, but they were also pretending to be him in a separate call at the same time with his bank.

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U.S. Secret Service: “Massive Fraud” Against State Unemployment Insurance Programs

Krebs on Security

” “It is assumed the fraud ring behind this possesses a substantial PII database to submit the volume of applications observed thus far,” the Secret Service warned. “The banks targeted have been at all levels including local banks, credit unions, and large national banks,” the Secret Service alert concluded.

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How to Shop Online Like a Security Pro

Krebs on Security

‘Tis the season when even those who know a thing or two about Internet scams tend to let down their guard in the face of an eye-popping discount or the stress of last-minute holiday shopping. Even people who shop mainly at big-name online stores can get scammed if they’re not wary of too-good-to-be-true offers.

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