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Spear Phishing Target Specific Individual, Corporate, Gov’t Data

Following up on previous postings about phishing, the New York Times yesterday published an article, Gone Spear-Phishin’ detailing the extent, impact and intent of cybercriminals who launch Trojans to steal the data of individuals and corporations, for both profit and personal reasons.

  • See also Business Week, Phishing: Beware the Internal Revenue Scam: “The official-looking e-mails promise an income-tax refund, but they’re really one more reminder to be cautious with personal info online.”
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