phishing

Another Telephone Phish

A person called me on the phone a few moments ago claiming to be from US…
Assessing an Email’s Legitimacy

I recently received an email sporting “Wells Fargo” logos. It asked me to do a survey.…
Beware of Phone Phishing

Just because the email (or letter) directs you to a phone number doesn’t mean you aren’t…
Detecting a Phish on an iPhone

In their obsession with simplifying the phone interface, the iPhone designers make it a bit harder…
Rule #1 for Detecting a Phish

Golly. This one was really hard to spot. Just kidding. This is obviously a fake email.…
A Mac Hack

Here’s a clever two-step attack on a Macintosh. First, the victim downloads a file – it…
Invoice Phishing Campaign

Here is a phishing email I received today. These almost always land in my junk mail…
Interesting Email Scam I Received

I received an impressive email scam recently. My response was to forward it to the email…
How to Trace an Email Message

There is no way to verify an email’s contents except through cryptography. Until every email client…
HR and Phishing

I receive thousands of emails every month. I do a lot of (for me) critical activities…
University: Anti-phishing not really a “policy”

UMN will never ask for personal info via email, except when they can’t help it.
My invitated – a classic phishing attack

Phishing emails can be tiresome. Sometimes, though, they are classically bad. Even better, this one uses…