Next Gen Phishing Improves on Simple Spam

An anonymous reader writes "ZDNet has a writeup about the next generation of phishing. According to the article, as anti-spam engines improve and user education levels increase, phishers will find it easier to hack into web servers and deliver password stealing trojans using browser vulnerabilities or Web 2.0 technologies than spam. Tom Chan from Messagelabs is quoted: 'They are trying to compromise poorly protected Web sites — they basically go in and enter their own code into that Web server,' said Chan, who explained that victims of this new phishing era would not have to do anything wrong in order to get hooked. 'You have gone to a legitimate Web site, you have not made a mistake and done everything right, but then your information gets compromised... because [the phishers] have taken over servers that belong to other people.'"

Comments

Re:Slashdot is dead!

[neonprimetime]

If this is news just because phissing is a new word or something... then my time here is a waste...

To me phissing is a new word!

Re:Inaccurate Term?

[giorgosts]

Discus

Discus \Dis"cus\, n.; pl. E. {Discuses}, L. {Disci}. [L. See
      {Disk}.] (from greek ÎÎÏfÎÎÏ)
      1.
            (a) A quoit; a circular plate of some heavy material
                    intended to be pitched or hurled as a trial of
                    strength and skill.
            (b) The exercise with the discus.
                    [1913 Webster]

      Note: This among the Greeks was one of the chief gymnastic
                  exercises and was included in the Pentathlon (the
                  contest of the five exercises). The chief contest was
                  that of throwing the discus to the greatest possible
                  distance.
                  [1913 Webster]

      2. A disk. See {Disk}.
            [1913 Webster]

        -- From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

discus
          n 1: an athletic competition in which a disc-shaped object is
                    thrown as far as possible
          2: a disk used in throwing competitions [syn: {saucer}]
          [also: {disci} (pl)]

        -- From WordNet (r) 2.0

46 Moby Thesaurus words for "discus":
      O, annular muscle, annulus, areola, aureole, ball, chaplet, circle,
      circuit, circumference, circus, closed circle, corona, coronet,
      crown, cycle, diadem, disk, ejecta, ejectamenta, eternal return,
      fairy ring, garland, glory, halo, lasso, logical circle, loop,
      looplet, magic circle, missile, noose, orbit, projectile, quoit,
      radius, ring, rondelle, round, roundel, saucer, sphincter,
      trajectile, vicious circle, wheel, wreath

        -- From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

disco

disco
          n : a public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music
                  [syn: {discotheque}]
discotheque

discotheque
          n : a public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music
                  [syn: {disco}] [from Greek (ÎÎÏfÎÎÎήÎÎ, disc case)]

        -- From WordNet (r) 2.0

24 Moby Thesaurus words for "discotheque":
      amusement park, ballroom, cabaret, cafe, cafe chantant,
      cafe dansant, casino, dance floor, dance hall, dancing pavilion,
      entertainment industry, fun-fair, juke joint, night spot,
      nightclub, nitery, resort, roadhouse, show biz, show business,
      supper club, tavern, theater, watering place

        -- From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0