It’s that time of the year again! IRS Tax phishing
scammers are back with a vengeance as the April 17
tax filing deadline in US is nearing. Experts from
MicroWorld Technologies inform that the phishing
scam that originated three years ago has already claimed
a few thousand victims this year too.
Phishing is the method of online fraud using fake
emails that spoof reputed banks, credit card companies,
online stores, search engines and like in this one,
even the Internal Revenue Service.
You get an email that look perfectly authentic, claiming
to be sent by the Tax department asking you to click
on a link. What opens up is the purported website
of the department with a form where in you are asked
to fill your personal information to help you claim
your tax refund. Once you click the submit button
after the filling in the information, you have submitted
your confidential financial information in the hands
of online thugs!
Lured by lucre, the unsuspecting victim falls prey
to the vicious design. Internal Revenue Service has
issued yet another warning to American tax payers
to stay away from such deceitful mails.
“MicroWorld has been in the forefront of fighting
the phishing menace over the last few years. We have
exposed a large number of such scams in a timely manner
to safeguard computer users world wide. Besides, our
solutions eScan
and MailScan
come with advanced technology to thwart spamming and
phishing,” says Govind Rammurthy, CEO, MicroWorld
Technologies.
Researchers from MicroWorld Technologies have been
closely studying the evolution of phishing malice.
Phishers are working with smarter and newer social
engineering methods like ‘Scare’ and ‘Shock’
to prompt users to open mails and fall in line. To
add to the sophistication, phishers are even using
Keyloggers and Trojans to employ a multi-layered strategy
in Identity Theft. The recent World
Cup Ticket Phishing Scam is a fine instance of
such developments.
“Phishers seem to swear by the maxim ‘by
hook or by crook’. Not only them, but even virus
writers are eyeing big moolah using Worms, Trojans,
Rootkits and Keyloggers,” says Govind Rammurthy.
“The safest bet to protect your information is
to have a Proactive, Real Time Security Solution that
works round the clock to safeguard your confidential
data. The need is for a comprehensive solution, as
online criminals today work as a well connected crime
syndicate! ”
MicroWorld
MicroWorld (www.mwti.net
) are the developers of the world's first Real-Time
AntiVirus and Content Security software eScan
for desktops and servers. Its communication security
software, MailScan
is the first comprehensive e-mail scanner for your
SMTP/POP3 Mail Server.
MicroWorld Winsock Layer (MWL) is
the revolutionary technology underlying these products,
powering them to several certifications and awards
by some of the most prestigious testing bodies, notable
among them being Virus Bulletin, Checkmark, TUCOWS,
Red Hat Ready, and Novell Ready. Combining their powerful
scanner with MWL technology, MicroWorld solutions
provide a Real-Time Proactive security for your systems.
For network security of enterprises, eConceal Firewall
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To learn more, kindly visit http://www.mwti.net.
