US-CERT is aware of public reports of a fraudulent email scam circulating via messages that falsely appear to be from the U.S. Federal Reserve. These email messages contain information about a phishing scam and links for users to follow to obtain additional information about the scam. If a user follows the links, they will be redirected to a malicious website where a PDF exploit is used to install malicious code on the affected system.
US-CERT encourages users to do the following to help mitigate the risks:
Do not follow unsolicited links
Use caution when visiting untrusted websites
Install antivirus software and keep the virus signatures up to date.
Refer to the Recognizing and Avoiding Email Scams (pdf) document for more information on avoiding email scams.
Refer to the Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks document for more information on social engineering attacks.
David Jenyns posted this recent video where Charlie Rose interviews Warren Buffett on his take on the current economic crisis.
Warren Buffett is one of the world’s most successful investors and was ranked by Forbes as the richest man in the world during the first half of 2008, with an estimated net worth of $62 billion.
With such amazing success Buffet obviously knows his stuff.
Definitely worth watching …
Side note: Berkshire Hathaway recently posted its 3rd consecutive quarterly loss. Interestingly Buffett doesn’t seem worried about the losses. It may be because he’s cashed up and ready to purchase some bargains.
