.CM to be launched on October 15

Oct 10th, 2008 | Countries, Domain Name, Republic of Cameroon, ccTLD | No Comments

.CM to be launched on October 15

Netcom is launching Country Level Top Level Domain (ccTLD) of Republic of Cameroon (Dot cm) on 15th October, 2008.

The Launch of .cm domains shall be started with the launch of Sunrise Period which gives Trademark Owners first chance to register the company or corporate names before it is made public on first cum first serve basis.

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Phishing Attack on Punjab National Bank Site

Oct 7th, 2008 | Cyber Crime, India, Internet Abuse, Phishing | No Comments

Phishing Attack on Punjab National Bank Site

There has been alarming rise in the phishing incidents in the past month on all major financial institution internet sites.

We have regularly been updating our visitors about these mails.We also thank our readers/visitors to share such incidents with us and taking an active part in combating phishing by making public aware of these mails.

Here is an another email alleged to be sent by Punjab National Bank to its users which has been sent to us by our visitor Mr. Maninder Singh, a techie by profession who runs a successful websites such as www.123oye.com and www.cybersmart.in. 

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UGANDA Getting Ready to Combat With Internet Crimes

Oct 7th, 2008 | Countries, Cyber Crime, Uganda | No Comments

UGANDA Getting Ready to Combat With Internet Crimes

Uganda’s draft electronic laws have been approved by Cabinet and are set to be debated before they are passed into law by Parliament.

The Ministry of ICT hopes to enact the draft laws

1.The Computer Misuse Bill,
2. Electronic Signatures Bill and
3. Electronic Transactions Bill

The purpose of the legislation is to regulate the Information & Communication Technology sector so as to create a level ground and conducive environment for doing business electronically. It will regulate online purchases, mass marketing, financial transactions, online information, entertainment and government services.

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Another Phishing Attack on HDFC Internet Banking Site

Sep 29th, 2008 | Cyber Crime, Internet Abuse, Phishing | No Comments

Another Phishing Attack on HDFC Internet Banking Site

There has been yet another phishing attack on HDFC Internet banking website. We have previously also reported the phishing attack on HDFC servers in our post dated 20th May, 2008. The post can be viewed here.

The phishing activity has been reported by our visitor / reader Mr. Someshwar Singh.

The experts from the e-mail are as follows -:

From: secureupdate@hdfcbank.com
Subject: Update Your HDFC NetBanking ® Online Banking Account
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 02:09:42 -0700

Dear Customer,

HDFC Bank continues to provide security controls to protect information about you, we believe it is extremely important for you to share in the responsibility for security. Notice to ensure that only you have access your HDFC NetBanking account and to ensure a safe HDFC Online Banking experience, we require for your account information for better security.

To verify your Information at this time, please visit our secure server webform by clicking the link below…

https://www.hdfcbank.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=login

This alert relates to your Online Banking Profile only.

HDFC Online Banking Services
© HDFC Bank Ltd. All rights reserved.

We strongly urge our readers to be vigilant of such acts and report such problems to us, so that the same can be shared.

If you need any legal advise on Phishing or banking frauds, please feel free to contact us at info[at]iprfirm[dot]com.

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