The Evolution of the Phisher

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday January 20, 2005 @09:44AM from the we-got-a-live-one-here dept.

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."

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Shouldn't it be.... by GillBates0 · 2005-01-20 09:52 · Score: 4, Interesting

phisherman.
Fishermen fish.
Phishermen phish.
It's not "Fishers fish".
Carrying the analogy further, IE becomes a "phishing net" and Windows becomes a "phishing boat". The intarweb may be viewed as the "ocean" and your average AOLer a dumb "phish". Smarter geeks could be viewed as smarter"dolphins".
Interesting, huh.

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