Gartner: 'Phishing' Messages Rising Up in U.S.
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| The US-based technology firm Gartner claimed to have discovered
| that the number of ?phishing'? messages flowing in the U.S. have
| gone up from 57 million in 2004 to 109 million until now in 2006.
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http://www.spywarehunter.org/entry/gartner-phishing-messages-rising-up-in-us/
We should all know by now where these messages are sent from and why/how.
Deconstructing a 'Pump-and-Dump' Spam Trojan
http://www.eweek.com/slideshow_viewer/0,1205,l=&s=25954&a=194164&po=4,00.asp
Also see:
Study: Billions of dollars spent on security
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| Large U.S. businesses will spend $61 billion on security by the end
| of this year, representing 7.3 percent of total IT budgets in the
| country, according to a new report from Info-Tech Research Group.
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http://news.com.com/2110-7350_3-6135989.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
US lost $8 billion to computer crime
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| Consumer reports' latest "State of the Net" survey has revealed that
| US punters lost more than $8 billion over the last two years to
| viruses, spyware and con tricks.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33554
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