Update:Phishing attacks on the rise…

Here is another example.  “Another malware attack is circulating in the wild today, especially through email. It arrives via  bogus email which claims to be from CNN news. The email purports to contain news about Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. It also contains a link of the graphic video of Al Jazeera English Report about the [...]

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Phishing attacks on the rise….

  These days there are so many enticing angles which hackers can utilize to capture your attention and convince you to click on that link.  There is a plethora of content; for example, the economic downturn, layoffs, retail stores closing, and numerous international conflicts.  ”Hackers have launched a large-scale spam attack masquerading as CNN.com news notifications about the Israeli invasion [...]

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Think before clicking on links

No one is immune to being utilized as a stepping stone to malware sites.  ”The LinkedIn professional networking site connects more than 30 million users from across many different industries. The advantages of maintaining a list of trusted business contacts for career planning purposes is not lost on LinkedIn’s users.” Read more…

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