3.7 Billion Phishing E-Mails Sent in the Past Year
More than half of online scams are fake bank messages intended to dupe customers, while hoax lotteries and scams, researchers say. Lottery – Hoax – Fraud – Phishing – Business
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Phishing. Spoofing. Spyware. Swoop and squat. Malicious spam. Chain letters. Ponzi schemes. ID theft. The Internet Era has created a whole class of frauds and schemes that separate people from their money. It’s also given new life to older cons and scams. This book organizes various rip-offs by type and severity. Then it explains how each type of scam works — and how an ordinary person can recognize it before getting taken in. Drawing on interviews with law enforce… More >>
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Phishing. Spoofing. Spyware. Swoop and squat. Malicious spam. Chain letters. Ponzi schemes. ID theft. The Internet Era has created a whole class of frauds and schemes that separate people from their money. It’s also given new life to older cons and scams. This book organizes various rip-offs by type and severity. Then it explains how each type of scam works — and how an ordinary person can recognize it before getting taken in. Drawing on interviews with law enforce… More >>
I have an e-mail from Lloyds T.S.B. asking me to send in my details to update their records.Sounds a bit dodgy, I was told it’s a phishing e-mail, apart from being dodgy what does phishing mean.
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Phishing and Counter-Measures discusses how and why phishing is a threat, and presents effective countermeasures. Showing you how phishing attacks have been mounting over the years, how to detect and prevent current as well as future attacks, this text focuses on corporations who supply the resources used by attackers. The authors subsequently deliberate on what action the government can take to respond to this situation and compare adequate versus inadequate counte… More >>
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Phishing Exposed unveils the techniques phishers employ that enable them to successfully commit fraudulent acts against the global financial industry.
Also highlights the motivation, psychology and legal aspects encircling this deceptive art of exploitation. The External Threat Assessment Team will outline innovative forensic techniques employed in order to unveil the identities of these organized individuals, and does not hesitate to remain candid about the… More >>
