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Posted 30 January 2008
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According to my source: ComputerWorld, the Big Phish are using the Little Phish to collect your private data.
"Phishing kit pits wannabe scammers against pro fraudsters
Big rats, little rats compete in a Net fraud pro-am; you still lose
January 23, 2008 (IDG News Service) — In a twist, security researchers have discovered a group [...]
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Posted 24 January 2008
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Remember the wad of cash found under granny’s mattress when she went to the great knitting circle in the sky? Yeah, me neither!
That may not be such a bad idea though. Read on…
From ComputerWorld
"January 14, 2008 (Network World) — A new Trojan program is targeting unwitting users’ bank data by intercepting account information [...]
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Posted 15 January 2008
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From ComputerWorld:
"Crime and punishment: The white knight of phish-busting
Robert McMillan
December 31, 2007 (IDG News Service) Until just a few months ago,
Gary Warner did not have the kind of day job you’d expect from an antiphishing crusader. He didn’t work for a security vendor or a bank, or any kind of company you’d [...]
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Posted 03 January 2008
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According to the NY Times, a cyber attack via 1,100 targeted phishing emails, gave criminals access to databases inside a nuclear weapons laboratory (Oak Ridge in Tennessee). The criminals may have been from China or simply broke into computers in China to mask their true location.
Rednecks + nuclear weapons lab + phishing emails can never [...]
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Posted 09 December 2007
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I just received this scam for Teachers Federal Credit Union. As it is a local financial institution that many of us use I’m posting it here as a warning.
I have notified them and provided the details.
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Posted 06 December 2007
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Every day since my Florida trip I’ve gotten at least 5 phishing attempts, but since I’ve posted so many already I don’t see the value in posting them here.
Just be very sceptical of any email asking you to do anything concerning personal/financial information. There is an extremely high likelihood that it is an attempt to [...]
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Posted 28 November 2007
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A: Yes, and either way, you are screwed!
These are appearing more and more frequently in my inbox. They don’t send you to a bogus site, instead, they are sitting on their lazy backsides waiting for you to call them. Some of them claim this is a toll-free number, some claim they are in Indiana, or [...]
Can you spot the "Phake"? Take the PayPal Phishing Challenge and you too could become a PayPal Anti-Phishing Champion!
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Posted 20 November 2007
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