Posting Vacation Plans Could Tip Robbers Off

The website pleaserobme.com (http://pleaserobme.com) gained a ton of media attention simply because it scooped up all of the public tweets, check-ins and status updates of people mentioning that they were away from home and posted them online. When the website was showing actual real-time updates, it was staggering. It was a constant stream of people Read more…

Mystery Shopping Scams

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Years ago, I was a Mystery Shopper. I signed up with a company who would ask me to go shopping at a particular store or restaurant on a specific day. I had to pay attention to certain things, such as how quickly someone greeted me after walking in the door and if they asked me Read more…

Wrong Transaction Email Scams

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Criminals are banking on the fact that you travelled during the busy holiday season, so they create travel-related scams to try to trick you into clicking on dangerous emails. Don’t be surprised if you spot an email that looks like it comes from a hotel claiming that they put the wrong transaction on your credit Read more…

2659883 – Vulnerability in ASP.NET Could Allow Denial of Service – Version: 2.0

Revision Note: V2.0 (December 29, 2011): Advisory updated to reflect publication of security bulletin.Summary: Microsoft has completed the investigation into a public report of this vulnerability. We have issued MS11-100 to address this issue. For more…

Microsoft Security Advisory (2659883): Vulnerability in ASP.NET Could Allow Denial of Service – Version: 2.0

Severity Rating: Revision Note: V2.0 (December 29, 2011): Advisory updated to reflect publication of security bulletin.Summary: Microsoft has completed the investigation into a public report of this vulnerability. We have issued MS11-100 to address thi…

The Eighth Scam of Christmas – Coupon Codes and Free iPads

For the eighth scam of Christmas, the criminals gave to me a coupon in exchange for my identity! With the popularity of shows like Extreme Couponing, viewers learn that there are coupons or everything, right? Not so fast! Since my days of participating in The S.P.A.M. Experiment , I have known that there is no such Read more…

Microsoft Security Advisory (2659883): Vulnerability in ASP.NET Could Allow Denial of Service – Version: 2.0

Revision Note: V2.0 (December 29, 2011): Advisory updated to reflect publication of security bulletin.
Summary: Microsoft has completed the investigation into a public report of this vulnerability. We have issued MS11-100 to ad…

The Seventh Scam of Christmas, Phishing and SMiShing!

For the Seventh Scam of Christmas the criminals gave to me phishing – but the big phish is me! My father in law mentioned that he got an email saying that he had a package that they couldn’t deliver and he wondered what to do. The answer is nothing! This is a classic scam and Read more…

2639658 – Vulnerability in TrueType Font Parsing Could Allow Elevation of Privilege – Version: 2.0

Revision Note: V2.0 (December 13, 2011): Advisory updated to reflect publication of security bulletins.Summary: Microsoft has completed the investigation into a public report of this vulnerability. We have issued MS11-087 to address this issue. For mor…