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Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Going Phishing: Scams Angle for Personal Information (ID Theft)


Going Phishing: Scams Angle for Personal Information
AgNews, TX - Jun 9, 2006... They are �phishing' scams, said Dr. Joyce Cavanagh, Extension family economics specialist. ... "They are �phishing' for information," she said. ...
Source: agnews.tamu.edu

An Online Boom: Phishing Numbers Hit New Highs in May
Digital Transactions, IL - 20 hours ago(June 19, 2006) The number of unique phishing attacks and the population of Web sites involved in the online fraud both hit all-time highs in May, following a ...
Source: www.digitaltransactions.net

Phishing attacks against Europeans drop
VNUNet.com, UK - Jun 14, 2006The number of phishing emails sent to American online banking customers in order to steal passwords and account details increased significantly last month ...
Source: www.vnunet.com

Canned spam
Arizona Daily Star, AZ - Jun 19, 2006... When spam turns to what's known as phishing � trying to hoodwink you into providing personal information so you can be defrauded, as in the "PayPal" e-mail I ...
Source: www.azstarnet.com

FTC Warns Vets About Phishing Scams
DM News, NY - Jun 5, 2006... numbers, passwords and other sensitive information. The FTC specifically warned against e-mail phishing scams. � Do not give out your ...
Source: www.dmnews.com

Dealing with a phishing attack
Out-Law.com, UK - May 24, 2006As phishing attacks have grown, the defences and mysterious counter-measures have evolved. Uri Rivner, Head of New Technologies ...
Source: www.out-law.com