Hacker Threat
 

It is now known that a hacker hacked into the system of many major businesses and took valuable information from customers. It is said that everyone's information involved are safe, but still be wary about emails that seems like trusted sources, they are fake. Some of you I'm sure got emails on the situation to make you alert. Such businesses that I remember off the top of my head include:

Best Buy
Ritz
Epsilion
Chase
Captial One!

**And others I don't remember but there was many more. Again, be cautious about emails coming from sources you trust, and be careful about what they are easily trying to fool you with. There are people out there easily fooled, so don't be one of them.

Thanks for the warning.

Do you have a source for this claim? Gotta back up what you say, you know.

I heard about this at work on Sunday. There's a s**t ton of companies affect by this, but I don't have the list in front of me.

EDIT: Here's an article about it, but there's not a complete list

http://www.upi.com/Business_News/201...0191301948537/

Just turn on the news. It's the top story all day today. Plus the Ninjister after you even heard it. That's source enough at this point.

Well, just keep in mind that normally you should post a source with your news. "Just turn on the news" isn't good enough.

I actually got an email from chase about it.

Source #1 ABC 7 Chicago
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?sec...mer&id=8051791

Some companies involved which I mentioned and forgot:

Best Buy
Walgreens
Mariot
New York & Company
JP Morgan Chase
Citigroup
I did hear of a Ritz
TiVo
US Bank

Source #2 FOX News Network
http://video.foxnews.com/v/4625024/h...-and-walgreens

So just be mindful of your emails. Like I said in my first post it IS easy to be fooled from one who uses the name and logos of those that are trusted. If anyone gets an email verifying a bank account, SS #, name, or anything that is personaly sensitive to you DON'T FOLLOW THROUGH. I myself almost got identity theft attacked by a person posing as PayPal, and I almost fell for it because I was in the middle of a confusing transaction on eBay at the same time. Thank God that PayPal removed the URL before any damage was done.

I got one from Best Buy Reward Zone myself. I have a Captial One account and 2 Chase accounts but no alerts.

That's the beauty of the internet. I can make up whatever I want and people will believe me at face value.

For example: Did you know the Pope is a lesbian?

You are a jerk!

Pics or it didn't happen! :P

Pictures could be faked though. Just like that Michelangelo pinhead image you faked.

Just made this for you, Jester will be proud. :trazz: You need to mellow out. This board is sarcastic. Often.

http://i52.tinypic.com/e715w5.jpg

That explains everything....

Wait, what?

Considering what he's said before, I think this picture is better.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...-94948-535.jpg

*slow clap*

Yeah this forum has a very Fred Wolf Raphael vibe to it. :P

Thanks for the warning. My sister said she got e-mails that appeared to be from one of our cousins, but it turned out it was spam. My grandma got one as well, and my sister told her not to open it because it could contain a virus.

I know it's not the same as this topic, but I felt I should add that.

Rule #1 on protecting yourself against phishing and malware:


Don't be a dumbass.

Seriously, it's that simple.

Psh. That's yesterday's news. :roll:That's kinda unfair to the dumbass masses, don't you think?

I really have nothing to add. Just felt like reinforcing this.

Unfortunately, everyone is a dumbass sometime.

Anyway, I did get these e-mail alerts as well and have been monitoring my accounts. It's sad that people resort to these acts.