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The Evolution of the Phisher
gurps_npc writes "An article at CNN discusses the how Phishers have moved beyond the typical email scam. Last month, Secunia (Danish security firm) documented a case where a phisher somehow modified a windows host file so that when you type in the correct url in the address, it redirects you to the phisher site.
Worms and spyware are being built for the purpose of phishing, and it is also believed that phishers are attempting to compromise domain name servers. If one of these go down millions could lose their security instantly, even if they themselves have maintened the security of their computers."
...took an important turn once Native Americans discovered smoking "cannabis" herb.
Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were phishers. And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you phishers of men.
Jesus p0wns you.
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/. linker helper thingy fool you...it's perfectly legit. just register and you'll see the site in seconds ;)
oh, and don't let the lil
Email:
Although I could have written a very complex and well written virus that probably wouldn't work on you operating system I am asking you to reply with you account name, password and any other card numbers you might have.
I further ask that you forward this email message to all your friends and for that matter any one you don't know urging them to send me all your information.
Yours Truly,
Mr Phisher
Everyone knows phish evolved into amphibians.
Another one bites the dust
That's why you have all the stuff you need to patch it on a floppy/CD/flash drive, and don't have it connected to the internet right away. Common sense. Okay, maybe not common sense to most people.
No, that's why i don't have that windows stuff on my computers. Common sense. Okay, maybe not common sense to most people. ;-)
Life is just nature's way of keeping meat fresh.
The article was a little vague on this point, but aren't Phisher scams where you pretend to be a slightly paranoid ex-chess geinus hiding out in Japan?
HA! I just wasted some of your bandwidth with a frivolous sig!
The parents of the slashdot crowd are behind a secure proxy located in the basement. They just call us up and ask us if its ok to procede.
It's very true. But not the fault of Windows. Applications can be written with user priviledges in mind. For example, I was pleasantly surprised recently when I installed Nero v6 and it installed a configurable CD burning service for non-Administrators. Thankfully most of the big ones work (most MS apps, Adobe Apps, Macromedia Apps, Mozilla).
I personally thing it's about time users demand that software makers stop coding applications that require admin access simply to run. That's unheard of in linux/unix.