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Offline nmb

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Yes, Phishing is Back
« on: October 09, 2009, 05:30:27 PM »
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Yes, phishers are back in full force.  Contrary to what we witnessed in the first half of this year, phishers came back with a vengeance in the third quarter.  In the last month of the midyear (June), we saw a tiny uptick in volume.  By August, however, the volume of phishing reached the volume seen in the most active months of 2008, and the volume seen in September completely surpassed the volume seen during any one month of 2008.

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http://blogs.iss.net/archive/phishingisback.html

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Re: Yes, Phishing is Back
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2009, 05:31:56 PM »
Back from where? ;D

Let's face it, they wont ever go away...

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Re: Yes, Phishing is Back
« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2009, 05:33:19 PM »
I don't know why I don't get even a single spam on all my 4 or 5 accounts. :o ::) It doesn't mean that I should be spammed.  :P

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Re: Yes, Phishing is Back
« Reply #3 on: October 09, 2009, 05:35:13 PM »
I don't know why I don't get even a single spam on all my 4 or 5 accounts. :o ::) It doesn't mean that I should be spammed.  :P

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I'd say you have pretty good browsing habits...etc.
Personally I find that I get some spam, but the GMail spam filter is great, caught everything so far...

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Re: Yes, Phishing is Back
« Reply #4 on: October 09, 2009, 05:40:31 PM »
I have been using some of my ids since 7-8 years but haven't got a single spam.

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Re: Yes, Phishing is Back
« Reply #5 on: October 10, 2009, 12:41:56 AM »
Phishing will be there as long as there are dummies who take the bait.
Sorry but that's a fact.  :'(
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Re: Yes, Phishing is Back
« Reply #6 on: October 10, 2009, 02:04:18 AM »
Phishing will be there as long as there are dummies who take the bait.
Sorry but that's a fact.  :'(
Prepare bait accounts and/or aliases for the bait.   ;D

[Edit]Stupid misspelling in a single sentence.
« Last Edit: October 10, 2009, 02:09:46 AM by Rumpel »

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Re: Yes, Phishing is Back
« Reply #7 on: October 10, 2009, 02:06:41 AM »
Phishing will alway be there and will alway rest there. Its just unbelievable to see "dumbass people". But we cant control their life too bad :-\

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PS : 1337 post ! Mean that im a leet ! lol ;D ::) :o
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Re: Yes, Phishing is Back
« Reply #8 on: October 10, 2009, 03:30:30 AM »
Phishing will alway be there and will alway rest there. Its just unbelievable to see "dumbass people". But we cant control their life too bad :-\

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PS : 1337 post ! Mean that im a leet ! lol ;D ::) :o

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