Easy Solutions Alerts Online Users on Phishing Emails that Pose as Shipping Companies
Easy Solutions Inc., leader in fraud prevention, alerts online users about fraudulent emails that pose as shipping companies with the intention of steal users' identity. Customers need to be aware of such scams and keep alert, especially during this holiday season.
Sunrise, FL (PRWEB) November 10, 2009 -- Easy Solutions Inc, a leading security vendor specialized in fraud prevention, has released a security advisory alerting online users on an increased number of phishing (scam) emails that appear to be from shipping companies like, UPS and FedEx.
These messages typically include a malicious file or link that claims to be the invoice of a misguided package, but in reality, attempts to infect the user's system with malicious software that is able to steal login credentials which can be used to run up bills or commit crimes.
"More important than the rise in the number of phishing emails is the high complexity of the malware included as payload, which includes code encryption to avoid antivirus detection", explains Easy Solutions Regional Director for the Americas, Ricardo Villadiego.
"Although the first wave of this attack was related with shipping companies, like UPS and FedEx, we also started detecting phishing emails that pose as Facebook and Western Union messages. We anticipate this malicious activity will get worse as we approach the holiday season", added Villadiego.
To protect against phishing / pharming attacks Easy Solutions recommends:
| | - Keep you antivirus up-to-date.
- Avoid opening attachments or links contained in unsolicited email messages.
- Be cautious of all emails or pop-ups that ask for personal or financial information.
- Never click on links in email, even if they appear to be normal emails from your bank, instead type in the web address of the trusted site.
- Don't reply to the malicious email, delete it immediately.
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To learn more about phishing and how to protect yourself and your business please visit: http://www.easysol.net/newweb/Services/detect-monitoring-service
ABOUT EASY SOLUTIONS:
Established in 2002, Headquartered in Sunrise, FL. Easy Solutions is the only security vendor focused exclusively on fraud prevention; providing anti-phishing services and research, multifactor authentication and anomaly transaction detection.
Easy Solutions delivers an integrated and comprehensive approach to multichannel fraud prevention and works in alliance with industry leaders in other security disciplines supporting a wide range of heterogeneous platforms.
Easy Solutions, Inc.
Headquarters: 1401 Sawgrass Corporate Parkway. Sunrise, FL 33323
Latin America: Calle 93A No. 14 - 17 Of. 506 Bogota, Colombia
http://www.easysol.net
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