"Phishing" and "pharming." Granted, the spellings are in "leetspeak" in which "ph" is commonly substituted for "f" (but that’s another article!). However, the phonetic meanings allude to sophisticated lures to "fish" or "farm" for financial information, passwords and anything else phishers can use for criminal activity. And, at its 10-year anniversary, when the first noted mention of phishing appeared on an AOL newsgroup page, it’s becoming an increasingly worrisome issue. Read more...

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