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[ThreatBlog] If you boot from a Linux CD and then use the hyperlink in that phishing email you just received you will still be a victim of a phishing attack. Booting from a Linux CD does nothing at all to protect you from phishing, following RULE #1 is what protects you from the phishing attack.

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[Linux Plus] Massive Phishing Campaign Hits Multiple Email Services | Linux Plus: Microsoft has done their part in blocking all known hijacked Hotmail accounts and created tools to help users who had lost control of their email. An analysis of the data from Hotmail showed the most common password among the compromised accounts to be '12345.' On their end, Google responded to the attacks by forcing password resets on the affected accounts."

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[TechNews AM] Phishing Protection Tips... (gHacks) » TechNews.AM: In my most recent article “Five ways to ease the migration from Windows to Linux” I examined how you can help new users make the migration from Windows to Linux easier.

[DarkReading - All Stories] Tens Of Thousands Of Email Usernames And Passwords Posted Online ...: Trend Micro's Yaneza says the subsequent round of accounts posted from Gmail, Yahoo, and others may just be the same Hotmail victims: "I'm afraid it's people who use the same login and password [for multiple email accounts], so it's hard to put a number on how much damage [this is]," he says.

[php, mysql, apache and linux resources] WARNING: Twitter Phishing Scam Spreading via Tweets and DMs | php ...: Per usual, the best way to avoid this scam is to avoid visiting the link, and to not provide your Twitter username and password on sites that look suspicious (most apps should be using OAuth at this point anyhow). And if you believe you’ve been duped, be sure to change your password immediately.

[PCMech » Daily Tips] Hotmail suffers from phishing attack | PCMech: As the title of this article indicates, phishing. This means a ton of people were fooled into simply giving over their account information.

[Neowin.net / Main] The anatomy of a Hotmail phishing attack: I would like to laugh at people that still believe this is only a Windows Problem, and they actually think that it will not affect Mac or/and Linux OSes.

[Simple Thoughts - Java and Web Blog] Authorities charge nearly 100 people in US, Egypt with 'phishing ...: FBI arrests dozens for 'phishing' ID theft schemeLOS ANGELES ”” The FBI is arresting dozens of people in the United States and overseas to crack an identity theft ring that victimized thousands of people. Laura Eimiller, an FBI spokeswoman in Los Angeles, says agents are making arrests Wednesday morning in Southern California, Nevada, North Carolina and overseas.

[Hallowen's Blog] Hallowen's Blog » Hack Orkut Ids with Orkut Fake Login Page ...: Phishing pages are an excellent way to hack out the passwords but it is not the best way to do so.Phishing is quite dangerous is is not advised for us to use it to harm others.You are purely responsible on how you use it !

[ITBusiness.ca - Top Stories] Browser face-off - which of the top 5 is the victor?: Here's just one example: When clearing your browsing history and traces, you get control over which elements you want to clear, including your browsing and search history, form and search history, cookies, cache, site preferences and logons. And you can clear them based on time: all of them, those you've visited today, or those you've visited in the last four hours, two hours or one hour.

[DarkReading - All Stories] New iPhone Anti-Phishing Feature Fails - DarkReading: Meanwhile, The Mac Security Blog says some people who have tested the feature have reported that it works for them, while others say it's not working. "We've tried isolating locations, iPhone/iPod touch models, and whether they are connecting over a cell network or via wifi, but all we've come up with is that sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.

[Hack In The Box] iPhone OS 3.1 Phishing Protection Falling Short :: Hack In The Box ...: said Michael Sutton, vice president of research at Zscaler. "Based on this information, it would appear that the problems lie with update mechanisms reporting phishing sites to the phone, as opposed to the blocking functionality itself."

[Wiz's Computer and Website Security Blog] New Nigerian phishing scam targets Hotmail users | Wiz's Computer ...: It is disguised as an urgent message from the Windows Live Team, to all Hotmail subscribers. The subject was: "LAST WARNING (ACCOUNT ALERT)" - in all capital letters - as .

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