Phishing scam masquerades as Adobe upgrade March 31, 2011 8:35 AM PDT by Lance Whitney Phishers use all kinds of come-ons to lure their victims. But one persistent piece of spam tries to trick people by offering an upgrade to Adobe Acrobat.  Detailed by security provider Cloudmark in a blog posted yesterday, this type of […]

Survey: Millions risk ID theft via social networks March 22, 2011 7:08 AM PDT by Don Reisinger Nearly 13 million American adults who use social networks are more than willing to accept friend requests from strangers of the opposite gender, a new survey from Harris Interactive has found. According to Harris Interactive, 18 percent of […]

Fake Android app steals data, takes shot at pirates March 30, 2011 5:37 PM PDT by Elinor Mills A malicious Android app that masquerades as a free version of a legitimate app steals data and sends spam text messages and a warning that chastise the user for trying to get around paying for the actual […]

Lots of people have web-based e-mail addresses, such as Hotmail, Live, or Gmail.  Some of these addresses are used as “throw away” accounts, and abandoned once they are no longer needed.  Others are simply left alone and forgotten as real life intrudes.  It seems likely that most of the corporations that offer the service also […]