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BusinessWeek April 17, 2006 Brian Grow	The Mind Games Cybercrooks Play Hackers are exploiting psychological vulnerabilities to gain access to your data.
InternetNews December 7, 2005 Roy Mark	Consumers Whistling Past the Security Graveyard Less than 20 percent of American home computers are adequately protected against viruses, spyware, hackers and other security threats. Nevertheless, an overwhelming majority of users believe they are safe from an attack.
InternetNews June 16, 2004 Clint Boulton	ID Theft Costs Victims $2.4B in One Year New Gartner research says millions are duped by online fraudsters through scams such as phishing.
Wall Street & Technology July 28, 2004 Jim Middlemiss	Gone Phishing In the latest identity-theft scam, fraudulent e-mails trick individuals into coughing up passwords to 'secure' financial data.
BusinessWeek May 29, 2006 Ante & Grow	Meet The Hackers Cybercrooks are stealing billions. An inside look at law enforcement's biggest targets.
Bank Technology News April 2004 Karen Krebsbach	Goin' Phishing Growing e-mail attacks threaten banks' bottom lines
Bank Systems & Technology August 2, 2005 Phil Britt	Fighting the New Face of Fraud Technology plays a critical role in banking fraud, both in creating new opportunities for fraud and offering new methods to defend against it. Financial services institutions must take a holistic approach to combating fraud.
PC World November 2003 Kandra & Brandt	The Great American Privacy Makeover An exclusive PC World survey reveals that even savvy Web users can do more to safeguard their privacy and data. Take the quiz and find out how vulnerable you are; then use our tips to improve your score.
CIO April 1, 2004 Sarah D. Scalet	Phishing Pollutes E-Mail Stream It's the latest kind of Internet scam, one that's known as "phishing." Users are directed to a website and asked to enter their passwords. When they enter them the scammers capture the passwords for later use.
AskMen.com Jasper Anson	How To: Identify Scams Learn to identify scams by taking a look at some of these lesser-known scams -- which are a bit trickier to recognize.
PC Magazine March 16, 2004 Leon Erlanger	The Weakest Link Even the best-protected networks are vulnerable if employees unwittingly divulge sensitive information.
InternetNews October 27, 2010	Malware Scams Pick Up In Retail Sector Targeted attacks are becoming more and more common as hackers seek out specific individuals or groups to steal proprietary information.
InternetNews April 22, 2004 Sean Michael Kerner	Who's Taking the Bait: 'Phishing' Skyrockets Online security groups say the scamming technique used for identity theft is proliferating as fast as viruses, with attacks up over a thousand percent since September.
PC World January 2006 Andrew Brandt	Privacy Watch: More Criminals Use Keystroke Loggers A computer security firm reports that the array of software programs that cybercrooks use to record every character a user types has grown significantly in recent months.
Bank Systems & Technology September 15, 2007 Sharon Gaudin	Number Of Hackers Attacking Banks Jumps 81% Hackers no longer need to be technical wizards to set up an operation to steal people's banking information and then rob their accounts.
PC World December 2004 Bob Tedeschi	Protect Your Identity Phishers and other online thieves are targeting your money and personal data--and they're getting sneakier. Here's how to defend yourself, and how to erase the damage if you get scammed.
Searcher October 2007 Paul S. Piper	Phish Pharming: A Newer, More Profitable Aquaculture Detecting e-mail scams.
PC Magazine February 3, 2004 Sharon Terdeman	The Lookout: Phishing for eBay Users E-mail scams known as phishers continue to evolve.
PC Magazine June 21, 2006 Neil J. Rubenking	Buying Guide: Security Suites Cherry-pick firewall, antivirus, and antispyware utilities from different vendors and you risk incompatibility.
InternetNews November 9, 2006	Scammers Hooking Bigger Phish Fewer people fell victim to phishing attacks this year than last, but those who did were scammed for far more dough, Gartner says.
Bank Systems & Technology July 28, 2006 Gregg Keizer	Phishers Beat Citibank's Two-Factor Authentication Nearly three-dozen phishing Web sites have targeted Citibank business customers with a new scheme that circumvents two-factor authentication.
InternetNews May 6, 2004 Sean Michael Kerner	The Cost of Phishing Hits $1.2 Billion The wider impact to the enterprise is an erosion of consumer trust, a new Gartner research study suggests.
Searcher November 2005 Carol Ebbinghouse	Another Phine Kettle of Phish: Identity Theft Prevention Ten things to do today to protect yourself against identity theft.
InternetNews January 31, 2007 Ed Sutherland	Fraudsters Update Pump-And-Dump Regulators warn online brokerage frauds on the rise.
PC Magazine September 28, 2005 Sharon Terdeman	Spear-phishing on the Rise As if there weren't enough threats to have to watch out for, a variation on phishing that targets employees at specific organizations merits notice.
BusinessWeek May 30, 2005 Brian Grow	Hacker Hunters There's a new breed of crime-fighter prowling cyberspace: the hacker hunters.
InternetNews November 19, 2004 Chris Nerney	A Costly Identity Crisis If it seems to you that the phishing/spam problem has gotten worse lately, it (unfortunately) isn't your imagination.
InternetNews November 23, 2007 Kenneth Corbin	Watch Out For The Online Shopping Grinch With more sophisticated scammers prowling the Internet this holiday season, how can you stay safe when shopping online?
InternetNews September 1, 2005 Tim Gray	Microsoft Attempts Phishing Slowdown Microsoft releases new add-ins to its MSN Search Toolbar including an anti-phishing tool to detect websites set up to scam users out of their personal information.
PC Magazine February 2, 2005 Gottesman & Karagiannis	A False Sense of Security Only 85 percent of the AOL/NCSA survey respondents were running antivirus software. Worse, while 71 percent of those people thought they were updating their protection at least weekly (including automatic updates), barely half of them actually were.
Macworld February 8, 2007 Kirk McElhearn	Norton Confidential 1.1 Protection against phishing and other Internet security risks.
CFO January 30, 2004 Esther Shein	Spy vs. Spy Companies are spending billions on network security, but staying ahead of hackers may be a pipe dream.
PC Magazine December 14, 2004 Jay Munro	Bots March In These worms could "zombify" your computer, but you can give bots the boot.
Entrepreneur June 2010 Ericka Chickowski	Protect Your Small Business Against Cyber Attacks Cybercrime costs the economy more than $1 trillion per year, and crooks are increasingly setting their sights on small businesses. A look at the most destructive threats to your network - and what you need to do about them.
InternetNews May 31, 2006 David Miller	Security Software Gains Many Facets New software releases offer bundled features you might not expect in a security solution.
InternetNews November 10, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas	A New Breed of Phish Two exploits launched last week victimized Citibank Australia and SunTrust Bank customers. While SurfControl warned of the exploit, the banks may have been compromised for days.
PC World August 2006 Andrew Brandt	The 10 Biggest Security Risks You Don't Know About Hackers, scammers, and identity thieves are constantly coming up with new ways to attack your PC and your privacy. Here are the newest perils and how to foil them.
Entrepreneur December 2006 Janelle Elms	Gone Phishing Use eBay's security measures to avoid falling prey to online scams.
InternetNews March 18, 2010 Larry Barrett	FBI Says Cybercrime Skyrocketing A new report from the FBI says the rate of cybercrime incidents is growing rapidly at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars a year.
InternetNews January 6, 2006 Sean Michael Kerner	EBay, PayPal Rank High on Phish Lists According to year-end 2005 data from research firm Netcraft, eBay and PayPal were the top phishing targets representing 62 percent of attacks.
InternetNews August 26, 2004 Ryan Naraine	How Not to Get 'Phished' The FTC releases a helpful guide to avoid the lure of phishers, who attempt to steal your identity online.
PC World January 24, 2007 Scott Spanbauer	Thwart the Three Biggest Internet Threats of 2007 Protect yourself against the three gravest Web dangers: Internet Explorer, phishing attacks, and malware.
AskMen.com Bernie Alexander	Cyber Crime: The Wild West, Online Forget about breaking and entering, aggravated assault and armed robbery. Cyber crime is taking over.
InternetNews July 21, 2006 Brian Livingston	Phishing Filter Prevents E-Mail Identity Theft Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University have figured out a way to almost entirely detect and filter out phishing e-mails.
U.S. Banker February 2005 Michael Sisk	A Phish Story Phishing attacks (in which thieves send mass e-mails supposedly from reputable businesses) are expected to more than double in 2005, and are spreading to small banks.
PC Magazine June 22, 2004 Robert P. Lipschutz	Business Security Our buying guide sorts out the technologies and explains the best ways to protect yourself.
InternetNews November 30, 2004 Tim Gray	'Tis Also the Season for Online Security Warnings Security experts have a warning for consumers rushing to save time on the Internet: 'Tis the season to be extra careful shopping online. Here are some tips to avoid phishing scams.
The Motley Fool October 25, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	The Hacker Made Me Do It Investors: Psst! Your brokerage account is showing. Hackers are crafty. They'll always find a game to play. Just make sure to stay on your toes. Check your account often from a secure location -- or, better yet, have trade confirmations emailed to you.
PC World April 2003 Zetter & Tweney	Internet Fixes Sneakier spam, wilier worms, more aggravating ads... no wonder it feels like your PC is under assault. Fight back with these simple steps for keeping the latest pests at bay.