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Census Campaign Warning

US-CERT asks users to be vigilant during the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2010 Census campaign and to watch for potential census scams.
According to the U.S. Census 2010 website, they began delivery of the printed census forms to every resident in the United States on March 1, 2010. The only way to complete the census is by [...]

Understanding Your Computer: Web Browsers

Web browsers allow you to navigate the internet. There are a variety of options available, so you can choose the one that best suits your needs.
How do web browsers work?
A web browser is an application that finds and displays web pages. It coordinates communication between your computer and the web server where a particular [...]

250 Arrests By Child Predator Unit

HARRISBURG, PA – Agents from the Attorney General’s Child Predator Unit have recently arrested three suspected Internet predators, including a plumber from New York state who traveled to Lawrence County to have sex with what he believed was a 13-year old girl; a computer technician from Lackawanna County who used online chat rooms to sexually [...]

Phishing Scam: “some jerk has posted your pictures”

There is a massive email phishing scam that comes with a variety of subject lines, such as, fw and re. The body of the email usually looks like this:
Hey, some jerk has posted your pictures (u understand what kind of pictures are there) and sent a link of them to all ur friends. I [...]

Google Looking Into Inside Attack

Google is investigating whether employees helped orchestrate a cyber attack on their network in December. They made an announcement last week that they were considering pulling out of China because of the attack and theft of their intellectual property.
“We’re not commenting on rumor and speculation. This is an ongoing investigation, and we simply cannot [...]

CDC Phishing Scam

Fraudulent emails referencing Centers For Disease Control (CDC) sponsored State Vaccination Program
CDC has received reports of fraudulent emails (phishing) referencing a CDC sponsored State Vaccination Program.
The messages request that users must create a personal H1N1 (swine flu) Vaccination Profile on the cdc.gov website. The message then states that anyone that has reached the age of [...]

FBI Investigating CitiBank Cyber Heist

The Wall Street Journal reports that the FBI is investigating the computer hacker attack that resulted in the theft of tens of millions of dollars. CitiBank is strongly denying the allegations.
CitiBank said, “any allegation that the FBI is working on a case at Citigroup involving a breach of Citi systems resulting in tens [...]

Introducing the New Cybersecurity Coordinator

Tthe White House announced the President’s new White House Cybersecurity Coordinator, Howard Schmidt.
With some forty years of experience in government, business and law enforcement, Howard brings a unique and deep experience to this important issue. Cybersecurity matters to all of us – and it’s our shared responsibility to mitigate the threats in this space. [...]

Facebook Is About Sharing Information With Others

FaceBook.com says, “Facebook is about sharing information with others.” Over the past several weeks, Facebook has forced users to upgrade their privacy settings. Make sure you know how much information you are making public.
How We Share Information
Facebook is about sharing information with others — friends and people in your networks — while providing [...]

“Is it really your photo?” Phishing Scam

Be aware of an email phishing scam that appears like this:
Subject: Re: your photo
HEY,
Is it really your photo?
link
The link contains the recipients email address in the URL. By clicking on the link, the fraudsters validate your email address and start gathering other personal information.