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Phishers No tech Slouches

Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 05:56:17
Length: 1 pages (275 words)
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The article I have selected to write about caught my attention because of the word " Phishing". Being an avid fisherman I knew this term had to be related fishing or luring. As I found out in the article the Tech term Phishing refers to scams which try to trick consumers into disclosing highly confidential -- and valuable -- information such as credit card and bank account numbers, Social Security numbers, and other identity-related data. Typically …

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…or worm attack because the phishers are taking their money. Luckily, with the motivation being money it is often times the case that the phishers will be caught, by following the money trail, but like everything that takes time! References: Phishers No tech Slouches. Retrieved on October 9, 2004 from the World WideWeb: http://www.techweb.com/wire/security/50500169 Webopedia,Term:Phishing. Retrieved on October 15, 2004 from the World WideWeb: http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/p/phishing.html

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