Phishermen, not zombies, causing biggest security woes
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McAfee issues revised forecast Data-swiping phishing sites are causing a greater security headache than expected while botnet numbers have taken an unexpected dip over recent months, according to revised security predictions by net security firm McAfee.â¦
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Bill Gates is right about one thing: asking people to use a two-factor form of authentication would go a long way toward alleviating a lot of the password problems that plague computer security today.
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Scammers and hackers are targeting the human factor in system setups. Part of a series on hot security topics.
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An analysis of 34,000 MySpace accounts stolen in a phishing attack reveals that the site's young users generally choose smarter passwords than corporate wage slaves. Commentary by Bruce Schneier.
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Sneaky program takes a different tack to capture people's passwords and potentially steal money.
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The number of Web sites used to steal private account information from online consumers surged in October, as banks and other financial institutions continued to struggle against Internet &quot;phishing&quot; schemes.
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You know all about phishing scams, right? You know better than to click on a Web link embedded in an e-mail that purports to be from your bank, or to reply to messages requesting your user name and password. But if you think that's enough to protect yourself, think again.
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Recent "phishing" episodes are still often overlooked by tech-savvy users, but a lesson in history shows how entire nations have been fooled.
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Blog: Writer is duped for the first time ever by a phishing attack; feels violated and ashamed.
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The attorney general's request that banks send spam to warn of phishing has some befuddled.
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New antispam technology standards are on the way that promise to hit spammers where it hurts the most--their wallets. At issue is the ability to authenticate the original source of e-mail messages, a major
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Authentication and education efforts may lessen the lure of typical phishing targets, security firm says.
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With phishing attacks skyrocketing, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a consumer alert detailing ways Web surfers can avoid being fleeced by online scammers.
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Consumers feel passwords no longer enough protection for online transactions.
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While the victims of the latest phishing technique may not have to click on a link to be victimized by the effort to steal information, the attack is similar to traditional phishing scams because
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Whatever happened to mass-mailing viruses? The lazy, hazy days of summer witnessed a continuation of the ongoing shift from large-scale virus outbreaks toward phishing and more targeted attacks, according to a study by net security firm MessageLabs.â¦
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Tool that identifies Web sites pretending to be connected to banks, eBay, etc., could help leave phishing scammers dead in the water.