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Author Topic: [2014-08-23] Popularity Boosts Phishing Scam Success  (Read 683 times)
cescan (OP)
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August 23, 2014, 03:52:06 AM
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http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoins-popularity-boosts-phishing-scam-success/

Bitcoin has fired the public imagination so intensely that even non-bitcoin users are falling for phishing scams that dangle the prospect of cryptocurrency riches in front of them, according to new research from digital security firm Proofpoint.

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August 23, 2014, 08:50:12 AM
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And this is really sick. I feel sorry for the people falling for the phishing scams.
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