Spammers Ready to use Stimulus as Bait

OK folks. I'm not going to bring politics into too much of my blog, but this stimulus bill absolutely sucks. Spending money we don't have. Well beware, spammers are already sending out spam for people to click here to get YOUR STIMULUS CHECK. OMG!!! Don't do it! But you know some will. If you are a reader of mine, just dump this just like you do the other spam that arrives in your e-mail inbox.

Hope all is well with everyone and all of you remember those you love on Valentine's Day. Rock Chalk Jayhawk. Hope we kick some Wildcat tail.

February = Malicious E-cards for Valentine's Day

February is here and with it, love is in the air. As February 14 nears, expect to see some fake e-cards from people you don't know to show up in your inbox. They are already being seen by some security research companies. All you have to do is remember this easy statement. NEVER click on any attachments or links in unsolicited e-mails. Anymore today, you can't even trust e-mail from those you know because if they are hacked, expect everyone in their contact list to get malicious spam e-mails also.

Have a happy Super Bowl Day today. I'm cheering for the Cards. Always hanging with the underdogs. Stay safe.

Monster.com/USAJobs.gov sites Compromised

Read on Internet Storm Center's website that Monster.com and USAJobs.gov had their databases compromised. Click here to read the details from ISC. Information from these databases was stolen. USAJobs.gov's database is administered by Monster. Click here for USAJobs.gov post detailing the information they know. Click here for Monster.com's post detailing the information they know.

So what are the dangers? Thing targeted spear phishing attacks to follow on the heels of this compromise. Those on Monster and USAJobs will now be in the cross hairs of malicious attackers. From the press releases, login credentials were also taken so if you are one of those who likes to use the same password for many things, as Joel Esler states in the ISC Diary posting, might be a good time to go change that password on yourbankhere.com. We've talked about not using the same password for everything, especially financial accounts.

Fire Fighters Targeted in Phishing Scam

The Boston Fire Fighters Credit Union was targeted in a social engineering scam purporting to take a survey and then they will credit your account with $99.99 after you complete it. Well, those malicious attackers hit paydirt it sounds like. Many fell for it and gave up their credentials for their accounts. Sounds like the Credit Union was notified and hopefully many of the folks who fell for it, aren't going to be out too much money if any.

Click here to read the full story. Remember my advise. If it sounds too good, it probably is. And last, never respond to unsolicited e-mails. Protect yourself and your financial health. Stay safe and we are thinking of those being affected by Ike.