December 30, 2006
Phisher Kings: Teach Someone To Phish?
Someone's psychology, sociology, and/ or electronic anthropology doctoral paper is lurking beneath all this latest research that shows phishers/ spammers/ scammers are using ever sophisticated methods to grab your attention so they can grab something of yours - preferably e-money.
Now I'm not going to get into the psych makeup of phishers; that's not my intent, despite my opinions. But the low cost of the latest communications technology and its ease of implementation makes it ever so much easier for you to at least be a target if not a victim. That means more vigilance in 2007 and beyond, as several experts are saying that the lastest avenues for phishers are vishing and smishing (SMS phishing). VoIP and SMS are, in fact, the latest tech platforms for phishers.
Tech intelligence and social intelligence seem unfortunately mutually exclusive in these cases. Fortunately, about computer-based crime in general, those getting caught are being given stiffer penalties.
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