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Tuesday, April 25, 2006

New IE security flaw could aid phishing scams (Credit Card Protection)


New IE security flaw could aid phishing scams
Silicon.com, UK - Apr 7, 2006An unpatched vulnerability in Internet Explorer could aid fraudsters in pulling off phishing scams, experts have warned. The error ...
Source: software.silicon.com

CipherTrust helps firms spot phishing and spoof sites
Computing, UK - Apr 4, 2006Email security firm CipherTrust has released a new online resource to help firms combat phishing and brand-spoofing attacks by alerting them when their sites ...
Source: www.computing.co.uk

'Phishing' scam comes to town
Jackson Sun, TN - 19 hours agoIn a scam known as phishing, someone posing as an employee of Carroll Bank & Trust would call residents and ask account holders to give out their personal and ...
Source: www.jacksonsun.com

Research finds no way to beat phishing
VNUNet.com, Netherlands - Apr 13, 2006One of the largest studies yet into phishing has concluded that people will always be fooled by phishing sites, regardless of technical knowledge. ...
Source: www.vnunet.com

SMBC to e-sign e-mails to prevent phishing fraud+
TMCnet - Apr 13, 2006... SMBC said the system is highly effective in protecting customers from so-call phishing fraud, which lures Net users to bogus websites to trick them into ...
Source: www.tmcnet.com

Research reveals phishing hooks
BBC News, UK - Apr 5, 2006... produced by phishers. Though many phishing sites were easy to spot, the best were judged real by almost all participants. It found ...
Source: news.bbc.co.uk