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Phishing attacks are reaching a point of sophistication where even the most Internet-savvy user could be fooled, said the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) on Wednesday.
The latest innovation in identity fraud typically begins with an unexpected e-mail message from a financial institution proclaiming something like: "Your account information needs to be updated due to inactive members, frauds and spoof reports."
Search giant Google has confirmed it will shortly unveil a new Web browser dubbed 'Chrome' and based on code from the Webkit project.
An unpatched vulnerability in Internet Explorer could aid fraudsters in pulling off phishing scams, experts have warned.
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The software giant has released its January batch of patches but has failed to fix an Internet Explorer 'phishing' vulnerability.
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