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MatrixWatch
December 8th, 2005, 05:45 PM
Some interesting articles out this week:

Most Americans Unprepared for Phishing Scams (http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=174904945)

Study Says 1 in 4 Get Phony Emails (http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700AP_Internet_Scams_Study.html)

Bait for Latest Phishing Scams Very Tempting (http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20051207.gtphishingdec7/BNStory/Technology/)

jokach
December 8th, 2005, 08:28 PM
Of those receiving the phony e-mails, most thought they might be from legitimate companies - seven in 10, or 70 percent, were fooled by the e-mails, said the report.


This is shocking to me, I didn't realize that fact ......... I would've thought that with all the information out there bowadays about phishing and "not clicking links from emails", that the number wouldn't be so high ..

jokach