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Phishing, phaxing, vishing and other identity threats: The evolution of online fraud

Overview Fraudsters and scammers are finding increasingly devious ways of stealing financial and other confidential information. Anything they can learn about online credentials can seriously undermine an organization's profile, bring considerable risk to its reputation, and incur legal liability. This paper describes the online fraud of phishing, looks at other methods it has spawned, and gives advice on how organizations can prevent the theft of their identity.

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Publisher	Sophos	File Format	PDF
Date Published	April 2007	Downloads	5
Format	White Papers
Topics	Telecom Security, Security Applications, Intrusion Detection Systems, Spam - E-mail Fraud - Phishing, Best Practices

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