Thursday, December 18, 2008

Personalized spam rising sharply, study finds

A new study by Cisco Systems Inc. found an alarming increase in the amount of personalized spam. Unlike traditional spam, personalized spam, known as “spear phishing” messages, often sail through mail filters unmolested. They’re sent in smaller chunks and come from accounts set up at reputable Web-based e-mail services.

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