Tuesday, February 24, 2015

New Phishing Scams Hit the US

Two new phishing scams are hitting the waves recently.  The first is a group that pretends to be the IRS, they are leaving messages saying that if you do not call back your SSN will be "blacklisted" forever.  Check out the story here: http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Warns-of-Pervasive-Telephone-Scam

Scammers are also calling the family of recently deceased.  They scan the obituaries then contact the family saying they have important documents that cannot be shared with anyone else.  The story can be found here: http://www.csoonline.com/article/2885141/malware-cybercrime/scammers-using-obituary-notices-to-acquire-new-victims.html