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IBM Reports On Spear Phishers

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the something-to-think-about dept.

FrenchyinOntario writes "IBM reports that while "regular" phishing is declining the black hats are now engaging in targeted spear phishing to glean as much information about a specific identity as they can for all the usual cybercrime reasons. It concerns authorities because the usual suspects - criminal and terrorist organizations - will want to take advantage of this, but the chilling part is how your identity will now be dependent on multiple institutions protecting your personal information, as opposed to eBay, PayPal, your bank, etc."

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  1. 10 years behind the times? by porky_pig_jr · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Make it about 2000. Christianity died with Christ.

  2. Re:Fishing by DarkSarin · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I prefer pipe bombs myself, but hey... to each their own.

    When my friends start talking about fishing, I tell them that my fishing pole has a fuse on one end. The smart ones understand what I mean.

    --
    "We don't know what we are doing, but we are doing it very carefully,..." Wherry, R.J. Personnel Psychology (1995)