Beware PC Attack Called Drive-By Pharming

Hackers are sophisticated enough to control your computer while you're using your wireless network.

Click below to see the full story on ABC News:

Drive-By Pharming.

Not to worry, though. There's a simple solution.

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Scammers Use "Vishing" (Email and Voice Technology) to Stay Ahead of the Game

The Better Business Bureau warns of the latest scam known as "vishing" - short for "voice phishing."

Here's how it works: Because scammers know that by now most experienced Internet users know better than to click on imbedded hyperlinks in strange e-mails for fear of being "phished" and having their identities stolen, the scammers now send emails with "local" or toll-free numbers. Posing as a bank or credit card company official in the email, the scammer provides a "local" or toll-free number for his targeted victim to call to straighten out some alleged security matter regarding the victim's account.

(Note: Male or female, young or old, it doesn't matter; the scammer doesn't discriminate when it comes to his victims. The only form of discrimination one will find is in terms of ease of manipulation or victimization.)

When the victim calls, he reaches an automated attendant prompting him to enter his account number, password or other private information for "security verification" purposes.

According to the BBB, there are several steps you can take to protect yourself against these scams. Here are some tips they offer:

Look and listen for any of these telltale signs:

• There is an implied urgency. What to do: If you receive a "vishing" phone call in follow-up to a recent "vishing" e-mail, hang up immediately. Then call your bank, using the phone number on the back of your debit or credit card to report the matter.
  
  
• They ask you to verify account information. What to do: Be aware that banks do not use prerecorded messages to handle security issues. If they telephone you to report suspicious use of your card, they do not need to request identifying information because they already have that on record.



• They may contain misspellings. What to do: Report and/or discard immediately. If you are not sure, call your bank for clarification.



• They include "local" or toll-free numbers. What to do: Do not automatically trust a phone number based on its local area code. Con artists can hack into Caller ID systems, and VoIP users can assign any area code to a phone number.

Finally, if you think you have been a victim of a "vishing" scam, visit the Federal Trade Commission's Consumer Information Web site at www.FTC.gov/ for more information and reporting assistance.

Case Study: George Rodriquez Became Victim of Latest Identity Fraud

George almost lost $60,000 of his 401K after someone logged on and was about to sell his account. He was lucky; he happened to see it while it was occurring and stopped it.

See the full story on Good Morning America's

Online Hazards in Hotels.

Travelers using computers at hotel business centers put their accounts at risks.

Case Study: Woman Faces 40 Years for Porn-Infected PC (Crazy, but True)

Steve Bass writes Tips & Tweaks for

Wednesday, January 24, 2007 3:35 PM PT
Posted by Steve Bass

But that's not all. Be sure to read his Tips & Tweaks Column on his blog. And the follow-up story: Take Action: Julie Amero Porn Case

Now here is a synopsy of his original story:

Woman Faces 40 Years for Porn-Infected PC (Crazy, but True)
(Click above to read the four-part story in its entirety.)

Have you ever faced a pop-up that wouldn't go away? You try clicking it closed and another pops up in less than a nanosecond. You grunt in annoyance and reboot the system, annoyed that your anti-spyware program let something slip through.

That's annoying, sure--but the chances are good that your experience won't land you in jail.

Substitute Teacher's Worst Nightmare

Julie Amero, a substitute teacher in Norwich, Connecticut, has been convicted of impairing the morals of a child and risking injury to a minor by exposing as many as ten seventh-grade students to porn sites.

The story is short: On October, 19, 2004, Amero was a substitute teacher for a seventh-grade language class at Kelly Middle School. A few students were crowded around a PC; some were giggling. She investigated and saw the kids looking at a barrage of graphic, hard-core pornographic pop-ups.

The prosecution contended that she had used the computer to visit porn sites.

The defense said that wasn't true and argued that the machine was infested with spyware and malware, and that opening the browser caused the computer to go into an endless loop of pop-ups leading to porn sites.

Amero maintains her innocence. She refused offers of a plea bargain and now faces an astounding 40 years in prison (Her sentencing was on March 2).

Case Studies: "Victims of Hackers and Other Cybercrimes"

Starting today, I will be presenting stories of real people whose lives have been turned upside down by hackers.

First, here are two video stories by

• You Have Been Hacked
  Crimes Committed on Your Computer: Hackers corrupted a teenager's computer, and he nearly went to prison.
  
  
• You Could Be Hacked: A Follow-up
  An update on the family whose son was nearly arrested for porn on his computer.

Followed by an online report by Red Tape Chronicles at

• In An Instant, Retirement Savings Vanish
  An article by MSNBC's Bob Sullivan who covers Internet scams and consumer fraud for MSNBC.com. Read about how, in an instant, $79,000 in Dave DeSmidt’s retirement account after 25 years of savings had disappeared.

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The winner of multiple journalism awards for his coverage of online crime, Bob is the author of the book:

Your Evil Twin: Behind the Identity Theft Epidemic.

Got some red tape you want Bob to untangle?

Write Bob at:

BobSullivan@feedback.msnbc.com

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