• Phishing Facebook for Fun and Money

    by  • May 20, 2009 • Blog

    Well, more for money and money. I am not a fan of fishing. I prefer casting. Casting is relaxing and enjoyable. As soon as some crazy fish bites the hook then there is a big, slimy, nasty fish to deal with and it ruins all of the tranquility. But, if you want to catch fish, you might have better luck if you fish in a heavily stocked pond rather than just some random stream. The same thing applies to phishing. Attackers might be able to lure victims by phishing just about anywhere, but if they want to improve their odds they need to go to where the ‘phish’ are- a heavily stocked pond. Facebook is just such a pond. Take a look at this PC World article to learn more about the latest round of Facebook phishing scams so you know what to look out for.

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    Tony has driven security policies and technologies for antivirus and incident response for Fortune 500 companies, and he has been network administrator and technical support for smaller companies. He has written for a variety of other Web sites and publications, including BizTech Magazine, PC World, SearchSecurity.com, WindowsNetworking.com, Smart Computing magazine, and Information Security magazine. Tony is a CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) and ISSAP (Information Systems Security Architecture Professional). He is Microsoft Certified as an MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) and MCSA (Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator) in Windows 2000 and an MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional) in Windows NT. Tony has been recognized by Microsoft as an MVP (Most Valuable Professional) in Windows security since 2006. In addition to his Web site and magazine contributions, Tony was also tech editor of PCI Compliance (ISBN: 1597491659 ) and author of Essential Computer Security: Everyone’s Guide to E-mail, Internet, and Wireless Security (ISBN: 1597491144), coauthor of Hacker’s Challenge 3 (ISBN: 0072263040) and a contributing author to Winternals: Defragmentation, Recovery, and Administration Field Guide (ISBN: 1597490792), Combating Spyware in the Enterprise (ISBN: 1597490644) Syngress Force 2006 Emerging Threat Analysis: From Mischief to Malicious (ISBN: 1597490563), Botnets: The Killer Web Applications (ISBN: 1597491357), and AVIEN Malware Defense Guide for the Enterprise (ISBN: 1597491640).

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