There has been a significant increase in phishing attacks on both PCs and Macs. Read the full story from Ed Bott of ZDNet at http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/new-wave-of-phishing-attacks-serves-malware-to-pcs-and-macs/4648?tag=nl.e539
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Increase in Phishing Attacks Reported
Friday, March 23rd, 2012“Intuit” Scam Email
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012There’s a new scam email going around that claims to be from Intuit (the makers of QuickBooks and Quicken). Do not open any links on the email! This is not valid and should be deleted! If you have any questions, Intuit’s real phone number is (877) 683-3280. The wording of the email (at least a portion of it) is below:
Dear Client:
Thank you for buying your accounting software from Intuit Market. We are working on and will message you when your order ships. If you ordered multiple items, we may send them in more than one shipment (at no extra cost to you) to provide faster processing time.
If you have questions about your order, please call 1-800-955-8890.
ORDER INFORMATION
Please download your complete order
id #066186219998 information at Intuit small business website.
NEED HELP?
• Email us at mktplace_customerservice@intuit.com.
• Call us at 1-800-955-8890.
• Reorder Intuit Checks Quickly and Easily starting with
the information from your previous order.
To help us better serve your needs, please take
a few minutes to let us know how we are doing.
Submit your feedback here.
Thanks again for your order,
Intuit Market Customer Service
Again, this is a bogus email and is used to transmit viruses and/or steal personal information. Do not click on the links!
Free Computer Workshop Planned for Monday, Feb 27th!
Friday, February 24th, 2012We had a great response at our January workshop and are very excited about our workshop on Monday, February 27th! This one will be an excellent opportunity to ask questions about and get an inside look at Microsoft Windows operating systems! Tim will be conducting the workshop and will be covering topics ranging from the Windows desktop to the Windows directory structure to some tips and tricks that you can do yourself to help protect your PC. We hope to see you there!
Free Computer Basics Workshop
“Microsoft Windows et al”
Charles Mack Citizen’s Center
215 N Main St, Mooresville NC 28115
3:00pm – 4:30pm