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Free tool automates phishing attacks for Wi-Fi passwords
2015-01-05 20:51:32| Wireless - Topix.net
A new open-source tool can be used to launch phishing attacks against users of wireless networks in order to steal their Wi-Fi access keys. Gaining access to a WPA-protected Wi-Fi network can be extremely valuable for attackers because it puts them behind the firewall, in what is generally a high-trust zone.
ICANN Employees Duped by Phishing Scam
2014-12-18 20:02:35| PC Magazine Security Product Guide
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers was hacked via a rather rudimentary scam.
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ICANN Employees Duped by Phishing Scam
2014-12-18 18:03:13| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers was hacked via a rather rudimentary scam.
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Phishing scams increasingly using mobile apps to bait victims
2014-05-07 19:01:12| InfoWorld: Top News
When it comes down to it, spam and phishing scams rely primarily on exploiting trust. If the attacker can find a way to make the message appear to be from a known source, the odds that a user will take the bait are much higher. This has led to malware infections that access your contacts and send out infected emails on your behalf to everyone you know, and those same basic techniques have been adapted for instant messaging, social networks, and even SMS text messaging. According to a new report from Kaspersky Lab, Mobile apps are the new frontier.
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Phishing campaign targets Google Docs, Drive users
2014-03-14 12:26:14| InfoWorld: Top News
Symantec has spotted a phishing campaign leveraging Google Drive that would be hard for users to discern as a scam. Potential victims receive an email with a subject line saying "Documents" with encouragement to click on a link to a purported important document, wrote Nick Johnston of Symantec in a blog post.
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