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Apr 05
2013

Criminals Prefer Pheasting on Phish Over Spam

Posted by Robert Siciliano in phishing , pheasting
Robert Siciliano

Most of us are aware of spam, and while we may think it’s just an annoyance, what’s really dangerous about it is the fact that most spam are phishing attempts. Phishing is when cybercriminals attempt to fraudulently acquire your personal information, such as passwords and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy person or business in electronic communications, such as email, texts or instant messages.

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Oct 11
2012

Phishing Remains Popular and Effective

Posted by Robert Siciliano in phishing
Robert Siciliano

Phishing, where a scammer sends an email that appears to come from a trusted source in order to trick recipients into clicking malicious links, has been around for quite a while now. Although phishing has become fairly well known, the scam continues to be a successful and widely used as a method of stealing bank credentials and other personal information.

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