The Core Dump
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Spammers show creativity
Great post on The Old New Thing about spammers getting around image-based challenge-response systems by letting dupes view free pr0n. Also talks about the new Evil of password-protected zip files bearing virus payloads.
So in the end it all comes down to social engineering. It doesn’t matter how clever the anti-virus and anti-spam systems are, if end users don’t understand the risks involved…
Music: “Give Up The Sun” by Gun Club [Opens in iTunes]
Posted Tuesday, 16 March, 2004 by Nic Lindh
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