Another Verizon phishing scam

We all recognize email like this one as a phishing scam, right? No legitimate company is going to send a billing notice to a list of customers with all the customer’s email addresses visible to each other. Standard shock treatment. You’re supposed to...

Phishing Blues webcast

Last week, the LearnIT Express webcast was called “Phishing Blues.” It ran about 12-13 minutes, included annotated examples (and discussion) of some of the scams seen at UD, and some suggestions for what to do if you fall for a phishing scam or submit...

Recent phishing scams spoof Verizon notices

Late last year, we posted a notice from Verizon itself about scams like these, but a reminder won’t hurt. Over the past week or so, we’ve seen multiple instances of fake billing notices from Verizon. They look good at first because the scammers have stolen...

Verizon warns of recent phish

Verizon recently sent out a phishing warning to many of its customers. Recent phishing email has gone out with the Verizon logo and a link that LOOKS like a legitimate link. However, when you follow the link you go to a “pharming” site–a web site...