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Phishers hijack IM accounts

October 16, 2006 Scammers are sneaking into instant-messaging accounts to send out lures for their information-thieving Web sites. TAGS: phishing, Yahoo! Inc., phishing Web site, IM, link

Microsoft probes possible IE 7 phishing hole

March 15, 2007 Vulnerability in Internet Explorer 7 error message could help cybercrooks obscure phishing scams. TAGS: phishing, attacker, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, bank, Microsoft Corp., link, message, Microsoft Windows

Shorter URLs help phishers hook more victims

December 3, 2007 Cybercriminals are shrinking host names of malicious sites to lend them an air of legitimacy, according to security researchers. TAGS: phishing, Sophos Plc., victim, researcher, security, blog, link

New antiphishing shield serves up ads

March 27, 2007 Software displays a Yahoo search page, including sponsored ads, when surfing to a known phishing site or mistyping a Web address. TAGS: phishing, Yahoo Search, paid search, phishing Web site, Internet Service Provider, Yahoo! Inc., Web browser, link

Google flaw adds phishing hole to Web sites

November 28, 2006 Google's search appliances could expose Web sites that use the products to information-stealing phishing attacks. TAGS: search appliance, Google Search Appliance, Google Mini, phishing, appliance, flaw, Google Inc., vulnerability, XSS, spokesman, Google Search, security, link, e-mail

Worm uses QuickTime to spread on MySpace

December 4, 2006 Playing a rigged video on MySpace embeds the malicious file and adds phishing links to people's profiles. TAGS: MySpace, FaceTime Communications, phishing Web site, News Corp., Apple QuickTime, phishing, Websense Inc., worm, profile, F-Secure Corp., security company, expert, blog, link, video, security
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