A phishing scam caught a number of employees at the Dekalb Medical Center in Decatur, GA. They were sent what appeared to be notices from their employer, telling them they were fired, with a link to a “career counselling site.” Loading the site installed a keylogger on your computer.
Called targeted spam or spear phishing, this type of spam that’s currently on the rise is particularly vexing because the spammer is able to “spoof” the sending e-mail address to make it look like it’s coming from within the organization of the recipient, making it difficult for spam filters to catch. And, unlike traditional spam that is sent in the thousands, spammers are sending just handfuls of these messages at a time, again making it difficult for antispam technology to detect.
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