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Smart Phones Are Phishers’ Phony Gift

10

Aug

2012

Lucky draw prizes are commonly used as bait in phishing schemes. The fake lottery prizes observed last Christmas and the charity lottery are examples. In July 2012, phishers offered a smart phone as a lucky draw prize. The phishing site spoofed a telecommunications company based in France and was hosted on servers based in Fulshear, […]

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Phishers Dislike Facebook Timeline

09

Mar

2012

Co-Author: Ayub Khan Phishers regularly introduce new types of fake applications with the motive of improving their chance to harvest user credentials. In February 2012, Symantec observed a phishing site recommending a fake application that allegedly removes “Timeline” profile for Facebook users. The phishing site was hosted on a free web hosting site. The phishing […]

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Phishers Piggyback on Indian Websites

02

Dec

2011

Contributors: Avdhoot Patil, Ayub Khan, and Dinesh Singh Have Indian websites become a safe haven for phishers? To better understand, let’s explore how phishers create a phishing site. There are several strategies phishers frequently use: hosting their phishing site on a newly registered domain name, compromising a legitimate website and placing their phishing pages in […]

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