Comments on: IRS Tax “Warning” Fraud Crosses the Pond, Targets the UK

By: Tips to Avoid Tax Season Scams « Webroot Threat Blog

Tips to Avoid Tax Season Scams « Webroot Threat Blog — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 14:03:10 +0000

[...] And if you haven’t yet filed your taxes, but receive a “refund notification” email from the IRS (if you’re in the States), or the HMRC (if you’re in the UK), it is most likely a scam. [...]

By: Keylogger Poses as Document from Spain’s Central Bank « Webroot Threat Blog

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:07:26 +0000

[...] Bank of America, the FDIC, the American Bankers Association, NACHA, the IRS (and its equivalent British tax authority), as well as Amazon.com, iTunes, Facebook, MySpace, AOL, the Centers for Disease [...]

By: Cover Your Assets on Data Privacy Day « Webroot Threat Blog

Cover Your Assets on Data Privacy Day « Webroot Threat Blog — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:49:40 +0000

[...] who distribute Trojan applications like Trojan-Backdoor-Zbot, in the guise of a wide variety of frauds, make no distinction between your credit card or email password. The Trojan simply takes every [...]

By: Zbot Fakes ABA Banking Site, Seeks a Stimulus Package « Webroot Threat Blog

Zbot Fakes ABA Banking Site, Seeks a Stimulus Package « Webroot Threat Blog — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:37:23 +0000

[...] seen where the scammer sets up Web sites in the guise of such notable organizations as the IRS, CDC, Visa, and other organizations, or software programs like AOL Instant Messenger and Microsoft [...]

By: Zbot Desperately Seeking AIM Users | Business Computing World

Zbot Desperately Seeking AIM Users | Business Computing World — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:14:59 +0000

[...] network has been in use for the past week delivering payloads on well-worn Outlook Web Access and HMRC Zbot download [...]

By: Zbot Desperately Seeking AIM Users « Webroot Threat Blog

Zbot Desperately Seeking AIM Users « Webroot Threat Blog — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:55:43 +0000

[...] network has been in use for the past week delivering payloads on well-worn Outlook Web Access and HMRC Zbot download [...]

By: A Look Back At The Worst Infections Of 2009 | Business Computing World

A Look Back At The Worst Infections Of 2009 | Business Computing World — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:05:43 +0000

[...] that the messages’ legitimate origin were banks, or government organizations (both in the US and elsewhere), trade groups, or financial institutions, or even Microsoft [...]

By: A Look Back at the Worst Infections of 2009 « Webroot Threat Blog

A Look Back at the Worst Infections of 2009 « Webroot Threat Blog — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:30:27 +0000

[...] the messages’ legitimate origin were banks, or government organizations (both in the US and elsewhere), trade groups, or financial institutions, or even Microsoft itself. The A-list organizations [...]

By: Visa Targeted (Again) By Zbot Phishers | Business Computing World

Visa Targeted (Again) By Zbot Phishers | Business Computing World — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:59:25 +0000

[...] Internet with bogus Facebook “Update Tool,” CDC “H1N1 Flu Vaccination Profile,” and IRS “Tax Statement” emails and Web pages are at it again — this time, targeting Visa with a fake email alert that [...]

By: Visa Targeted (Again) by Zbot Phishers « Webroot Threat Blog

Visa Targeted (Again) by Zbot Phishers « Webroot Threat Blog — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:33:03 +0000

[...] Facebook “Update Tool,” CDC “H1N1 Flu Vaccination Profile,” and IRS “Tax Statement” emails and Web pages are at it again — this time, targeting Visa with a fake email [...]