Global Security Watch > A surprising look inside the world of phishing

http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/techblogfulltext/~3/224581992/a_surprising_look_inside_the_world_of_phishin.html [TechBlog] Phishing -- in which users are tricked into giving up private information -- has become a major cause of identity theft. While the savvy may scoff at and simply delete an e-mail that warns "Your account at our bank has been locked!

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tech news blog[tech news blog] A surprising look inside the world of phishing: Once we had an opportunity to see the source code of a few kits, we could key off of some key signatures, which resulted in our favorite searching engine leading us to forums where phishing scams were being discussed and web sites where identities were being bought and sold. Once we had access to these forums, we now have another set of key signatures (phisher aliases, handlers, more phishing kits, jargon, etc) to find even more forums and sites, which basically lead us into what seems like a never ending spiral of phishing and ID theft forums and sites.

I Stole Your Identity[I Stole Your Identity] Really Interesting Blog Snippets I Don’t Have Time to Comment On”¦: Market Wire (press release); Sister jailed for identity theft; Risk Management - Moving Average Analysis; Police: Couple financed enviable lifestyle through identity theft (WFMJ Youngstown); Surfers Now More Phishing Savvy ...

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