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		<title>What is URL Hijacking?</title>
		<link>http://internet-insecurity.com/blog/2010/11/04/what-is-url-hijacking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 06:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you heard of URL hijacking?  What is it?  How does it happen?  What are the consequences? I received a panicked call from one of my customers the other day:  Hey, what&#8217;s wrong here?  What happened to Mapquest? So, I typed in mapquest.com and it came right up.  So I asked, tell me more about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook Users Targeted</title>
		<link>http://internet-insecurity.com/blog/2010/03/21/facebook-users-targeted/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:47:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FaceBook is very popular and there are about 400 million FaceBook users around the world.  Experts believe millions of users will fall for this attack and get infected.  Yes, that&#8217;s right &#8211; millions of FaceBook users will be infected by this targeted attack. Unfortunately, 400 million users makes for a big opportunity for delivering malicious [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is H*Commerce?</title>
		<link>http://internet-insecurity.com/blog/2009/06/01/what-is-hcommerce/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:21:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A visit to the following web site would be advisable to anyone interested in computer security and Internet security:  http://www.stophcommerce.com And send a link to anyone you know who may be vulnerable to being scammed or hacked. The site is sponsored by McAfee, and will be posting a series of short videos about Internet security.]]></description>
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		<title>The #1 Internet Scam</title>
		<link>http://internet-insecurity.com/blog/2008/04/20/the-1-internet-scam/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The #1 Internet scam is the known as the Nigerian scam, or the 419 scam.   This scam weaves a very sad tail of woe,  a tail that is able snare many victims. These scammers spew out millions of emails promising large amounts of money in return for some kind of specified task, such as helping to transfer a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OK, You Have Heard of Phishing, But What About &#8220;Vishing&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://internet-insecurity.com/blog/2008/01/21/ok-you-have-heard-of-phishing-but-what-about-vishing/</link>
		<comments>http://internet-insecurity.com/blog/2008/01/21/ok-you-have-heard-of-phishing-but-what-about-vishing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By now, lots of folks have become wary of Phishing.  But what about &#8220;Vishing&#8221;? Vishing is the practice of using an email or text message to bait a person to call a certain phone number. The inducement is usually in the form of some dire warning about a problem with your bank or credit card [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zombie Shmombie, Where is the Zombie?</title>
		<link>http://internet-insecurity.com/blog/2007/09/19/zombie-shmombie-where-is-the-zombie/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Computers that have been compromised and turned into remote control attack machines, otherwise known as Zombies, are becoming a significant problem. These compromised computers are being used to attack a variety of Internet servers in a number of countries. These attacks can shut down web sites by overloading their servers with traffic. For more information: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Fall for the Old IRS Refund Email Scam</title>
		<link>http://internet-insecurity.com/blog/2007/09/06/dont-fall-for-the-old-irs-refund-email-scam/</link>
		<comments>http://internet-insecurity.com/blog/2007/09/06/dont-fall-for-the-old-irs-refund-email-scam/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2007 03:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The title of this blog pretty much says it all. Don&#8217;t Fall for the Old IRS Refund Email Scam. The IRS does NOT contact taxpayers this way. For more info: PCmag]]></description>
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		<title>Email Addresses Don&#8217;t Win Lotteries</title>
		<link>http://internet-insecurity.com/blog/2007/07/09/email-addresses-dont-win-lotteries/</link>
		<comments>http://internet-insecurity.com/blog/2007/07/09/email-addresses-dont-win-lotteries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2007 07:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many email inboxes are being flooded with announcements that you have won a lottery. They usually that say something to the effect: your email address was picked at random, and has won a ton of money. Well, that does not happen. Every last one of these emails is a scam. Period. To be more exact, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The e-Greeting Card Scams</title>
		<link>http://internet-insecurity.com/blog/2007/06/30/the-e-greeting-card-scams/</link>
		<comments>http://internet-insecurity.com/blog/2007/06/30/the-e-greeting-card-scams/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2007 17:38:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An new round of malicious e-greeting card spam is landing in in-boxes. It usually has the subject line &#8220;You&#8217;ve received a postcard from a family member!&#8221; Whatever you do, do not open these spam emails, and do not click on the links. If you do, you will be taken to a malicious web site that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Finely Tailored Suit, er Email</title>
		<link>http://internet-insecurity.com/blog/2007/05/21/the-finely-tailored-suit-er-email/</link>
		<comments>http://internet-insecurity.com/blog/2007/05/21/the-finely-tailored-suit-er-email/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 17:53:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Finely Tailored Suit, er Email. Spammers have learned to tailor their scam emails to specific groups of users. These spammers use clever social engineering to ensnare their victims. These emails can be successful in disarming caution in even the most cautions email recipient. Our advice: Never ever respond to unsolicited email, period. Never ever [...]]]></description>
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