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Phishing still rules, because we’re still gullible – Network World Fusion

For years, phishing attacks were viewed largely as a consumer security problem . Attackers would target users with an email that tempted them into a fraudulent 411 [check] scam, or to share their account numbers and sign on credentials with a bogus Web …
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Phishing emerges as major corporate security threat – Network World Fusion

The successful use of phishing emails to breach secure organizations like Oak Ridge National Laboratory and RSA are stark reminders of the serious threat posed by what some experts have dismissed as as a low-tech method of attack. Oak Ridge, a U.S …
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Stuxnet could have caused “new Chernobyl,” Russian ambassador says – Network World Fusion

The Stuxnet worm attack known to have struck computers at the Russian-built Iranian Bushehr nuclear plant in Iran has serious implications and could have caused “another Chernobyl,” a Russian ambassador is said to have advised NATO yesterday, according to …
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Phishing Attack Targets Merchant Accounts – Network World Fusion

The point of many phishing scams is to gain access to bank or credit account information for financial gain. So, it makes sense to target users or accounts with the highest odds of containing substantial amounts of money. That explains a new phishing …
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