 Critical Alerts
May 9th, 2008
FBI Warns of Phishing Scam Related to Economic Stimulus Checks - The Federal Bureau of Investigation warns consumers of recently reported spam e-mail purportedly from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) which is actually an attempt to steal consumer information. The e-mail advises the recipient that direct deposit is the fastest and easiest way to receive their economic stimulus tax rebate. The message contains a hyperlink to a fraudulent form which requests the recipient's personally identifiable information, including bank account information. To convince consumers to reply, the e-mail warns that a failure to complete the form in a timely manner will delay the issuance of the rebate check. We recommend you contact the IRS directly in regard to any questions you may have about the Economic Stimulus program, or visit www.irs.gov.
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May 8th, 2008
Microsoft has released advanced notice for this months "Patch Tuesday" which is on May 13th, 2008. The updates include critical patches for the Windows operating system and Office products. Please take the time to make sure that you have your Windows automatic updates enabled so that your software is completely up to date; Windows Update link.
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May 8th, 2008
Peer to Peer (P2P) file sharing often involves the downloading of music files in the popular MP3 file format. McAfee Avert Labs has issued an alert for "Fake MP3s Running Rampant"; please take the time read this article.
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May 7th, 2008
US-CERT has issued an alert for the release of Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3. Service Pack 3 includes multiple Hotfixes and security updates and is available through Automatic Updates and Windows Update. Please take the time to run Windows update and obtain this service pack.
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