Comments on: Google AdWords phishing scam on the loose http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/security-bytes/google-adwords-phishing-scam-on-the-loose/ A SearchSecurity.com blog Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:27:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Michael Seese http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/security-bytes/google-adwords-phishing-scam-on-the-loose/#comment-570 Michael Seese Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:25:27 +0000 http://security.blogs.techtarget.com/2008/11/11/google-adwords-phishing-scam-on-the-loose/#comment-570 In the early days of spamming, I often thought that once they hired writers, they would take their game to a whole new level. As you touched upon, the early spams -- with language like, "We most courteously request you as soon as possible please to log in . . " -- would not fool my mother. This one probably would fool a lot of folks. Michael Seese, Author of <a href="http://happyabout.info/scrappy-infosec.php" rel="nofollow">Scrappy Information Security</a> In the early days of spamming, I often thought that once they hired writers, they would take their game to a whole new level. As you touched upon, the early spams — with language like, “We most courteously request you as soon as possible please to log in . . ” — would not fool my mother. This one probably would fool a lot of folks.

Michael Seese, Author of <a href="http://happyabout.info/scrappy-infosec.php" rel="nofollow">Scrappy Information Security</a>

]]> By: Not_Important http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/security-bytes/google-adwords-phishing-scam-on-the-loose/#comment-569 Not_Important Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:58:52 +0000 http://security.blogs.techtarget.com/2008/11/11/google-adwords-phishing-scam-on-the-loose/#comment-569 You're right... The majority of the users out on the wire would respond to this type of scam. Awareness is key... You’re right… The majority of the users out on the wire would respond to this type of scam. Awareness is key…

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