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Phishing need not be smart to work

by Iain Thomson

26 Apr 2010

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On Friday we ran an article on a phony anti-phishing site which asked users to enter credit card numbers, only to scorn them for handing over sensitive data and provide links to anti-phishing resources. The site shows how social engineering need not be smart to still be effective.

While the page links to the Anti-Phishing Working Group's guidelines on avoiding phishing scams, the site is not run or condoned by the APWG, as was originally reported.

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