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Friday, May 12, 2006

Thieves use VOIP for New Phishing Attack


Thieves use VOIP for New Phishing Attack
CIO India, India - Apr 27, 2006"Most people are pretty comfortable calling to a phone number that they think is their bank's.". To date the phone phishing attacks have not been widespread. ...
Source: www.cio.in

Lycos Adds Anti-Phishing Toolbar
DM News, NY - Apr 26, 2006Lycos launched a co-branded anti-phishing toolbar for consumers yesterday, making it the latest search engine to alert consumers about phishing and identity ...
Source: www.dmnews.com

Audit proves Microsoft Phishing Filter is safe
Ars Technica, MA - 14 hours agoOne of Internet Explorer 7's greatest security features is the Microsoft Phishing Filter, which checks shady URLs against a web service, and in turn determines ...
Source: arstechnica.com

Free Firefox anti-phishing service from PhishGuard Corporation
Security Park, UK - May 3, 2006PhishGuard Corporation has released a free version of their anti-phishing service that protects users of the popular Firefox open source browser from phishing ...
Source: www.securitypark.co.uk

New laws yet to slow down phishing
Examiner.com, CA - Apr 17, 2006It s been six months since Gov. Schwarzenegger signed the state s anti-phishing law, but it doesn t seem to be working. Oliver ...
Source: www.examiner.com