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Hackers sharpen ‘spear phishing’ attacks for high profile targets – ITBusiness.ca

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Rather than rely on the tried-and-true method of spamming more generic e-mail messages, hackers are conducting more recon in order to fool users into installing malware. Recent break-ins at high-profile targets like the International Monetary Fund (IMF …
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Epsilon was warned about phishing attack that caused data breach – ITBusiness.ca

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The massive data breach was the result of a phishing attack that was disclosed publicly about four months ago, an Australian site reports. The massive data breach at email service provider Epsilon may have been caused by a targeted spear-phishing campaign …
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