Information Protection and Security

The suspect, 22, a resident of the territories, obtained the details of credit card holders, creating a database of cardholders. The suspect made a similar phishing attempt at the Bank of Israel website.
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According to one cyber intelligence and security company, recent reports of the demise of phishing have been greatly exaggerated.

FBI says there's been a significant increase in fraud involving the exploitation of valid online banking credentials belonging to small and medium businesses, municipal governments, and school districts.
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Chase Bank customers in the New York metro area have been receiving bogus text messages claiming to be from the bank, asking for account information. A local New York television station reported the phishing attack last week, claiming that "tens of millions of dollars" have already been stolen by fraudsters.

Fake notification claims recipients financial institution has filed for bankruptcy, urges them to check the status of their deposit insurance coverage.
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Phony LinkedIn invitation from 'Bill Gates' lands in smartphone inboxes.
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The number of unique phishing websites reached a high of nearly 50,000 in June, the second highest on record since more than 55,000 phishing websites were recorded in April, 2007. Meanwhile, the number of people downloading and installing rogue antivirus programs is also on the rise, providing a cash cow to cybercriminal gangs. 
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If you're on Facebook, Twitter or any other social networking site, you could be the next victim because more cyberthieves are targeting increasingly popular social networking sites that provide a gold mine of personal information, according to the FBI.
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