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[News] Phishing Attacks Hit Windows, Cost a Lot of Money

  • Subject: [News] Phishing Attacks Hit Windows, Cost a Lot of Money
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:49:42 +0100
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Netscape / schestowitz.com
  • User-agent: KNode/0.10.4
Phishing tool constructs new sites in two seconds

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| The code contains all of the HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) and 
| graphics needed for the fraudulent Web site, which spoofed a 
| financial institution that RSA did not name in the report. The 
| ".exe" file automatically installs the code and graphics in the 
| right directories, RSA said.
| 
| [...]
| 
| The average loss is US$1,250 per victim, Gartner said.
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=1948457698&rid=-50


Related:

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

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