Phishers get smarter
Talkback The problems associated with the use of malware used for phising purposes are not peculiar to any particular country as the menace is global in nature. This can be achieved if a suitable technology is supported by an apt legislation, which can...
[June 7, 2005, 16:50]
Microsoft will fight phishing before IE7 launch
Talkback Anti-phising toolbar from Netcraft is already available, if someone interested. At least if you've decided to send your browsing information to 3rd parties. See: http://toolbar.netcraft.com/
[August 28, 2005, 20:29]
MP to propose tougher cybercrime laws
Talkback Oh dear, so that means all those criminal organisation running web scams such as phising will get protection under the law? Mind you I did note that the MP in question is a Socialist. They are not exactly renowned for joined up thinking!
[March 16, 2005, 17:00]
Two-factor authentication 'not the solution' to online fraud
Talkback Think about two-factor authentication (or even more) combined with sequential response challenges (eg: the bank customer in question would have a piece of paper with a few hundred responses on it and the first transaction would ask for response...
[March 17, 2005, 20:48]
Phishing attacks up 1,000-fold since September
Talkback I am glad Utah is the first state to make phising a crime. Yep I was one too. However, I went to the local FBI office with my complaint. They couldn't do anything for a little peanut like me BUT if I were a major business losing millions of...
[April 24, 2004, 1:25]
Choking on spam
Talkback The irony being that solid anti-spam, anti-spim, anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-phising, anti-ID-theft and what not 2 to 4 figure solutions already exist today but PR brainwashed and commercially motivated people would rather see 6 figures or more...
[February 3, 2005, 21:03]
Vista not a security app
Talkback That is why Phising was so successful to begin with because anti-virus couldn't protect people from it and not being net savvy or having common sense users readily entered their bank login or even credit card details into fake websites making it...
[February 22, 2007, 15:09]
