Google has come up Vulnerability-related.PatchVulnerability with a fix for the phishing scam Attack.Phishing that affected users . A Chrome browser update , which has been rolling out Vulnerability-related.PatchVulnerability since February , now issues a warning when you 've landed on an page with the scam . In your browser address bar , look out for `` not secure '' to the left of the address . Fortune reports that in the future , Google will present this warning and indicate unprotected sites more aggressively with a red triangle . According to Satnam Narang , Senior Security Response Manager at Norton by Symantec , here 's how the Gmail phishing scam Attack.Phishing works : You 'll see an email in your inbox from one of your contacts who has already been hacked . The email looks like it contains an attachment . But if you look closely , as this Twitter user did , you 'll notice that the image preview for the attachment looks slightly fuzzy . This is because there is n't actually an attachment , just an image designed to look like Attack.Phishing one . If you click on the image you 'll be directed to a page that looks like the standard Google sign-in page . If you log-in there , the damage is done : The hacker can read and download Attack.Databreach all of your emails and could also access Attack.Databreach accounts elsewhere . In the past , you might have recognized a scam by the language in the email . But Narang says that there are reports that these hackers are sending Attack.Phishing emails that look realistic . In one school district , for example , team members received what looked like Attack.Phishing a copy of a practice schedule . Still , there are things you can look out for to spot a fake . `` The best way to identify this attack is to look at the address bar . In this case , look for the words 'data : /text/html ' at the beginning of the URL , '' Narang says . `` If you see this , close the browser tab and alert your friend that their account has been compromised Attack.Databreach . '' Narang also recommends setting up two-step verification for your Gmail account ( find out how to do so here ) . And follow these rules for boosting your password strength . In a statement about the attack , a Google spokesperson said , `` “ We 're aware of this issue and continue to strengthen our defenses against it . We help protect users from phishing attacks Attack.Phishing in a variety of ways , including : machine learning based detection of phishing messages , Safe Browsing warnings that notify users of dangerous links in emails and browsers , preventing suspicious account sign-ins , and more . Users can also activate two-step verification for additional account protection. ” Above all , think twice before clicking on something . We 're starting to see more sophisticated scams , so being vigilant will only help you in the long-run .

There ’ s a new scam on the block and over 200 people have already been hit . Here ’ s what you need to know about the TV Licence con . Action Fraud is warning that criminals are sending out Attack.Phishing emails pretending to be Attack.Phishing from TV Licensing . The watchdog says it has already received over 200 reports about the phishing scam Attack.Phishing . The email lures Attack.Phishing you in by saying you are owed a refund on your TV Licence payments . But , it ’ s a con and all the senders are really after is your bank details . What does the email say ? So far all the emails have been the same . They say : “ This is an official notification from TV Licensing ! “ We would like to notify you that , after the last annual calculation we have determined that you are eligible to receive a TV Licensing refund of 85.07 GBP . “ Due to invalid account details records , we were unable to credit your account . Please fill in the TV Licensing refund request and allow us 5-6 working days to the amount to be credited to your account. ” All this is untrue . If you receive this email the best thing to do is report it to Action Fraud and then delete it . Do not click on any links within the email . “ A small number of our customers have received Attack.Phishing scam email messages saying they are due a refund , ” a spokesperson for TV Licensing has said . “ A link directs Attack.Phishing customers to a fake version of the official TV Licensing website which asks them to enter personal information and bank details . “ If you receive a similar email message please delete it . If you have already clicked the link , do not enter or submit any information . TV Licensing never sends refund information by email and is investigating the source of the fraud. ” While these emails are a scam they carry an element of truth – you might be due a refund from TV Licensing . There are a number of ways you can avoid paying the full licence fee . If you are a student you are entitled to a £37 discount on the £147.50 colour TV licence . You can also apply for a refund if you ’ ve paid for a TV Licence beyond your 75th birthday . Anyone over the age of 75 is entitled to watch TV for free . TV Licences apply to households not individuals so if anyone if your household is a student , or over 75 then you all get the benefit of their discount . Similarly , if someone in your house is severely visually impaired they are entitled to a half-price TV licence . You can apply for a refund via the official TV Licensing Website .

INDIANAPOLIS , Ind.– Officials at Scotty ’ s Brewhouse are working to inform thousands of employees across the company about an email data breach Attack.Databreach , leaking Attack.Databreach employees ’ W-2 forms to an unknown suspect . Company officials called IMPD Monday afternoon to report the breach Attack.Databreach , which apparently resulted from an email phishing scam Attack.Phishing . According to the police report , an individual posing as Attack.Phishing company CEO Scott Wise sent Attack.Phishing an email to a payroll account employee . The email requested the employee to send all 4,000 employees W-2 forms in PDF form . Chris Martin , director of HR/Payroll for the company , told police the email did not really come from Wise . However , the payroll account employee did email all 4,000 W-2 forms to the unknown individual . The report says Martin contacted the IRS to inform the agency of the breach . The IRS recommended Martin also file a report with IMPD . Scotty ’ s Brewhouse officials are now in the process of informing all employees , and providing them with precautionary measures to take in order to protect their financial and personal information . The company says it will offer one year of credit monitoring at no cost to employees , in addition to providing information regarding available resources for its employees to monitor their credit . Scotty ’ s says no customer information was obtained Attack.Databreach during the phishing scam Attack.Phishing . The company is working with law enforcement and the credit bureaus to limit any potential misuse of the information that was obtained Attack.Databreach and to identify and apprehend the scammers . Scott Wise , CEO of Scotty ’ s Holdings , LLC , issued the following statement : “ Unfortunately , Scotty ’ s was the target of and fell victim to scammers , as so many other companies have , ” said Wise . “ Scotty ’ s employees and customers are of tremendous importance to the company and Scotty ’ s regrets any inconvenience to its employees that may result from this scamming incident . Scotty ’ s will continue to work with federal and local law enforcement , the Internal Revenue Service and credit bureaus to bring the responsible party or parties to justice ” . The incident appears to match the description of an email phishing Attack.Phishing scheme the IRS issued warnings about last year . This scheme involves scammers posing as Attack.Phishing company executives to request financial and personal information on employees . The IRS has online tutorials on the proper steps to take if you have become the victim of identity theft or your personal information has been leaked Attack.Databreach