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phishing: Whale of a Tale - Twitter, Security and You - 01/11/09 02:24 PM

 
Phishing Phail Whale
If you were on Twitter over the last week or so, you're probably aware of the latest phishing attempts. What's phishing, you ask?
According to Wikipedia:
In the field of computer security, phishing is the criminally fraudulent process of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.
Phishing is typically carried out by e-mail or instant messaging,[1] and it often directs users to enter details at a fake website whose look and feel are almost identical to the legitimate one.
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