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Darkmail Attacks - The Next Network Threat?

An anonymous reader wonders: "SC Magazine are running an article on the growth of so called Dark Mail Attacks. Whitedust Security appear to have identified this as a potential problem way back in December 2004. Since that time, a marked increase in attacks of this nature, including the recent attacks on the UK Government infrastructure, have been recorded. Are these types of attack a new large scale threat or just a passing fad?"

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  1. Spearphishing? Darkmail? Honeypot? by telstar · · Score: 3, Funny

    I feel like I went to sleep and woke up in a Mad Max sequel.

  2. Attacks by FidelCatsro · · Score: 1, Funny

    Will always be a risk till humanity matures and has some global consciousness (or something of that sort) or if the vulnerability's are kept to a minimum to make the effort not worth pursuing.
    Teach a man to Phish and he will pheed himself for life .
    Close up the vulnerabilities and he he will starphe

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  3. Re:Spearphishing? Darkmail? Honeypot? by aftk2 · · Score: 3, Funny

    No kidding. Darkmail. It sounds like something I'd take along with my vorpal sword, and +10 boots of speed.

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