Phishing mail, interesting…

Posted by multippt

For some strange reason, I have been getting more phishing emails than in the past. Looks like my personal email address is getting circulated. :p

Well, at least these emails were easy to spot (aside from the fact that I do not have a PayPal nor Egold account). Though, there is something interesting about phishing email: The way how email services like Google and Microsoft (Windows Live Hotmail) handles them.

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Windows Live Hotmail?

Posted by multippt

Hmm… here’s something I’ve never noticed before… Windows Live Hotmail. This version of Hotmail is still in beta [probably was made available since Feburary earlier this year].

What’s so different from the original Hotmail?
First of all, it has a nice disk space of 2 GB [Hotmail plus members get this amount as well], 1 GB up from the original Hotmail. It also dons a nicer look [similar to Office 2007], plus allows you to change the theme. It claims to have increased security as well.

If you have a relatively old account, you can upgrade your account at the Windows Live Hotmail page. Some user accounts have already been upgraded automatically.

Scammers take emails hostage

Posted by multippt

A hotmail user returns home and accesses his email account, only to find that the account was flushed clean, except for a single email that demanded payment for the return of all email messages and all contacts in the address book. The email was written (poorly) in spanish. The affected user previously accessed the account from a cyber-cafe.

While there are (rare) multiple cases of cyberextortion, this is taking things to a new level. Previous cases of cyber extortion includes malicious acts on one’s data, which include the execution of malicious software (sometimes known as “ransomware”) that may encrypt the contents of certain private files. They would then request “payment” to decrypt the files, and if the victim refuses to pay, the files would be deleted.

With the internet becoming more popular for phishers and even scammers, one must take precautions in protecting their private information, especially their password.

Via CNET