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[IS&T Security-FYI] SFYI Newsletter, April 29, 2013
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Monique Yeaton)
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In this issue:
1. Fraud Statistics That May Surprise You
2. Protecting Your Twitter Account
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1. Fraud Statistics That May Surprise You
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Fraud is nothing new. Scammers have been attempting to trick consumers into=
spending money on fake (or non-existent) products for a long time.
However, what IS new is how we are getting scammed. Did you know that one t=
hird of people who reported being scammed first learned of the fake pitch o=
nline? The other sources are print ads, TV and radio, and telemarketing cal=
ls. When you consider that fraud harms 25.6 million people in the U.S. in o=
ne year (from a survey done in 2011), that adds up to a lot of people. That=
's about one in every 10 adults in the U.S.
Learn more about the survey done by the Federal Trade Commission here<http:=
//www.business.ftc.gov/blog/2013/04/fraud-harms-256-million-people-anyone-y=
ou-know>.
Are you one of those affected? Learn how you can avoid or report fraud<http=
://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0060-10-ways-avoid-fraud>.
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2. Protecting Your Twitter Account
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Last week a group called the Syrian Electronic Army hijacked the Twitter ac=
count of the Associated Press and sent out an erroneous message reporting e=
xplosions at the White House that injured President Obama.
Moments later it was confirmed that the Twitter account had been hacked and=
the president was unharmed. Twitter suspended the account, but by then the=
post had moved markets. The Dow Jones Industrial average plummeted by 150 =
points and then surged back.
The AP's account is the sixth prominent Twitter account to be hacked in rec=
ent months, according to the New York Times<http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.=
com/2013/04/23/hacked-a-p-twitter-feed-sends-erroneous-message-about-explos=
ions-at-white-house/>.
This causes some concern about the security measures put in place to protec=
t Twitter accounts, especially those with high profiles. The info graphic i=
n this article<http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/twitter-hackers_b14222=
> shows just how dangerous hacking can be when a news source that is truste=
d has been targeted by hackers.
Learn how to protect your Twitter account by following these five tips<http=
://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/protecting-your-twitter-account_b40607>:
1. Create unique passwords across all your social accounts. How strong a=
re your passwords<http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/x/3wNt>?
2. Monitor your third-party apps.
3. Don't click on links from people you don't know.
4. Update your computer and operating system as well as your anti-virus =
software.
5. Sign out when done, especially on public computers.
Know what to do if your account has already been hacked<http://www.computer=
world.com/s/article/9238693/How_to_Recover_From_a_Twitter_Hack?taxonomyId=
=3D17>.
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Monique Yeaton
IT Security Communications Consultant
MIT Information Services & Technology (IS&T)
(617) 253-2715
http://ist.mit.edu/security
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<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 17px; ">In thi=
s issue:</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 17px; "><br>
</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; ">1. Fraud Statistics That=
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<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; ">2. Protecting Your Twitt=
er Account</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 17px; "><br>
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<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; ">1. Fraud Statistics That=
May Surprise You</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; ">------------------------=
-------------------------------</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 17px; "><br>
</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; ">Fraud is nothing new. Sc=
ammers have been attempting to trick consumers into spending money on fake =
(or non-existent) products for a long time. </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 17px; "><br>
</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; ">However, what IS new is =
how we are getting scammed. Did you know that one third of people who repor=
ted being scammed first learned of the fake pitch online? The other sources=
are print ads, TV and radio, and
telemarketing calls. When you consider that fraud harms 25.6 million peopl=
e in the U.S. in one year (from a survey done in 2011), that adds up to a l=
ot of people. That's about one in every 10 adults in the U.S.</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 17px; "><br>
</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; ">Learn more about the sur=
vey done by the Federal Trade Commission
<a href=3D"http://www.business.ftc.gov/blog/2013/04/fraud-harms-256-million=
-people-anyone-you-know">
here</a>. </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 17px; "><br>
</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; ">Are you one of those aff=
ected? Learn how you can
<a href=3D"http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0060-10-ways-avoid-fraud">a=
void or report fraud</a>.</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 17px; "><br>
</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 17px; "><br>
</p>
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---------------------</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; ">2. Protecting Your Twitt=
er Account</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; ">------------------------=
---------------------</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 17px; "><br>
</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; ">Last week a group called=
the Syrian Electronic Army hijacked the Twitter account of the Associated =
Press and sent out an erroneous message reporting explosions at the White H=
ouse that injured President Obama.</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 17px; "><br>
</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; ">Moments later it was con=
firmed that the Twitter account had been hacked and the president was unhar=
med. Twitter suspended the account, but by then the post had moved markets.=
The Dow Jones Industrial average
plummeted by 150 points and then surged back.</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 17px; "><br>
</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; ">The AP's account is the =
sixth prominent Twitter account to be hacked in recent months,
<a href=3D"http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/23/hacked-a-p-twitter=
-feed-sends-erroneous-message-about-explosions-at-white-house/">
according to the New York Times</a>.</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 17px; "><br>
</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; ">This causes some concern=
about the security measures put in place to protect Twitter accounts, espe=
cially those with high profiles. The
<a href=3D"http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/twitter-hackers_b14222">in=
fo graphic in this article</a> shows just how dangerous hacking can be when=
a news source that is trusted has been targeted by hackers.</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 17px; "><br>
</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; ">Learn how to protect you=
r Twitter account by following
<a href=3D"http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/protecting-your-twitter-ac=
count_b40607">
these five tips</a>:</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 17px; "><br>
</p>
<ol>
<li style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; ">Create unique passwords=
across all your social accounts.
<a href=3D"http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/x/3wNt">How strong are your passwor=
ds</a>? </li><li style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; ">Monitor yo=
ur third-party apps. </li><li style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica;=
">Don't click on links from people you don't know.
</li><li style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; ">Update your comput=
er and operating system as well as your anti-virus software.
</li><li style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; ">Sign out when done=
, especially on public computers.
</li></ol>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 17px; "><br>
</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; ">Know what to do <a href=
=3D"http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9238693/How_to_Recover_From_a_Tw=
itter_Hack?taxonomyId=3D17">
if your account has already been hacked</a>.</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 17px; "><br>
</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 17px; "><br>
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