[kwlug-disc] Password scam

[Khalid Baheyeldin]

If you use Gmail (or have another mail address that forwards to your
Gmail account), you can flag messages with the "Report Phishing"
option.

I did this early on when I got my Gmail account, and I rarely see
phishing emails of any kind. When I do get the occasional one, I
report it, so Google learns about it.

On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 4:33 PM, Digimer <lists at alteeve.ca> wrote:
> Well, I thought they did a good job of explaining it's use when it prompted
> me to select an image to use. I mean, you can't code away carelessness and
> stupidity, but you can provide good protection for those who are cautious. I
> think they did a great job of this with such a simple solution.
>
> digimer
>
>
> On 22/10/14 03:49 PM, Chris Craig wrote:
>>
>> I know _lots_ of people who wouldn't even know why the picture was
>> being shown, or would notice if it was missing. Any security measure
>> relying on the user to know that it's a security measure to work is
>> doomed.
>>
>> On 22 October 2014 15:40, Digimer <lists at alteeve.ca> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 22/10/14 03:32 PM, William Park wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> This is one of better scam I've seen.  It redirects you to a page to get
>>>> you to "sign" in, thus collecting your email address and password.
>>>>
>>>> The best scam (which someone fell for) was exact duplicate of TD Bank's
>>>> site.  Looking at the page, you wouldn't suspect at all, especially if
>>>> you were busy, forgot to sign off, or left computer for awhile.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> MBNA has a neat feature.
>>>
>>> When you sign up, you choose a picture. Then they show you that picture
>>> on
>>> the login screen. If you don't see the picture, you assume its a fake and
>>> don't enter your credentials.
>>>
>>> Rather ingenious.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Digimer
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>>> What if the cure for cancer is trapped in the mind of a person without
>>> access to education?
>>>
>>>
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>
> --
> Digimer
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> access to education?
>
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