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American Airlines Targeted in Phishing Attack

American Airlines has issued a security warning against a phishing attack:
“American Airlines has warned members of its AAdvantage frequent flier program of a pfishing (sic) scheme that uses a bogus AAdvantage Web site to reap personal financial information, which can be used in identity theft and other financial fraud.”
link: Phishing warning issued
In these times […]

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Charity Scams

The news is dominated with heartbreaking disasters. There are natural disasters nationally and internationally; and the newscasts document the rising death tolls in horrid numbers. These tragedies elicit our want to contribute and to help. Unfortunately, hackers know that this is a time when the general public is most susceptible to being […]

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Mother’s Day: Tell Mom You Won’t Be Sending an E-Card

Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 11th. This would be a good time to send Mum an email or call to let her know that you will not be sending her an e-card. And remind her not to open any e-cards; they will not be from you.
Events like Mother’s Day are opportunities for hackers. […]