The worst-ever phishing scams

Sooraj Shah
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Computing looks at some of the most notorious attacks of recent times

Unlike many other cyber attacks, phishing or spear phishing attacks aren't particularly sophisticated. The idea is to get the victim to click on a bogus link in an attempt to acquire sensitive info...

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