Mac Users: Phishers Are Platform Agnostic

Author: Donald Sears
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Yes, Mac fans, virus writers continue to focus primarily on Windows, since nine of 10 computers connected to the Web are PCs. However, phishers are platform agnostic. And right now phishing attacks are surging. Phishers rely on social engineering to victimize Web users. And their latest sleigh-of-hand is to lure your into giving up your Web mail or social network account log-ons. Anyone who uses Hotmail, YahooMail, Gmail, Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn or Twitter is likely being attacked — doesn’t matter what computer operating system they happen to be using. Read the full article. [USA Today]

Yes, Mac fans, virus writers continue to focus primarily on Windows, since nine of 10 computers connected to the Web are PCs. However, phishers are platform agnostic. And right now phishing attacks are surging. Phishers rely on social engineering to victimize Web users. And their latest sleigh-of-hand is to lure your into giving up your Web mail or social network account log-ons. Anyone who uses Hotmail, YahooMail, Gmail, Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn or Twitter is likely being attacked — doesn’t matter what computer operating system they happen to be using. Read the full article. [USA Today]

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