There are basically two options to protect computer systems (and their users) from phishing attacks. The first are protections in programs like email clients or instant messengers that are commonly used to spread phishing links while the second method blocks the web browser from opening those links (when they have already been clicked on). The [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Add Hostname To Firefox Titlebar
The hostname is basically the root url of a website, for Ghacks it would be www.ghacks.net. Adding that information to the titlebar has two apparent benefits. Number one is related to phishing. Antiphishing measures have been implemented in many web browsers and security software programs which could lead to the assumption that “yet another” way [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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New Phishing Emails Emerge
The usual phishing email is still claiming that “action” is required because of something that just happened. This can be a fake eBay purchase, PayPal or bank account transactions. While these methods are still highly successful it becomes widely known by the general Internet user that they should not click on emails that contain such [...]