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Phishing

Learn about current phishing techniques, notable campaigns and attacks, what to watch out for 'in the wild', and more.

FDIC Issues "Patriot Act" Phishing Scam Warning

Earlier this week on January 18, the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued its tenth special alert for 2011 (SA-10-2011). Its summary provides an excellent explanation ...

Phishing Primer, Part 1

Phishing takes its inspiration from the piscatorial arts, where an angler uses an attractive and perhaps even appetizing-looking or –seeming lure (well, to a fish anyway) to entice an ...

Phishing for Trouble: At-work Email Behavior Can Affect the Bottom Line in Unexpected Ways

Even financial professionals can get snared at work by e-mails that purport to deal with routine, straightforward transactions. One interesting phishing scam that occurred as recently as ...

Phish-Prone Percentage: 20%

Today we did a "Free Security Audit" with a company that wanted to test their 100+ employees. When we talked to the IT Manager and told him what simulated attack we were planning, he said ...


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