Scammers Are Taking New Steps to Gather Personal Data

Posted: November 14, 2013

When an email is received, one of the first things you notice is the sender. If it's not a "trusted sender", usually we don't open the email. Beware though, hackers are making fake accounts that look real in order to get your personal information.

When an email is received, one of the first things you notice is the sender. If it's not a "trusted sender", usually we don't open the email.

, contributor at Tech Hive, warns us about new steps that hackers are taking in order to gather data.

Beware scammers gathering data via fake social net IDs

Spear phishing is one of the most effective ways to break into a corporate network, and recent studies show that employees can be easily tricked on social media to provide the information needed to launch attacks.

A phishing attack is only as good as the information hackers are able to gather on the intended victim, who is less likely to click on a malicious link or attachment in an email that does appear to come from As a result, criminals often research their targets on the Web.

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