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  2. List of phishing incidents - Wikipedia

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    The term "phishing" is said to have been coined by the well known spammer and hacker in the mid-90s, Khan C. Smith. [3] The first recorded mention of the term is found in the hacking tool AOHell (according to its creator), which included a function for attempting to steal the passwords or financial details of America Online users.

  3. Pharming - Wikipedia

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    Pharming requires unprotected access to target a computer, such as altering a customer's home computer, rather than a corporate business server. [citation needed] The term "pharming" is a neologism based on the words "farming" and "phishing". Phishing is a type of social-engineering attack to obtain access credentials, such as user names and ...

  4. Opinion - Cold comfort: The latest attacks on America follow ...

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    Unlike other forms of terrorist attack, most of which occur in conflict zones in the developing world, most vehicle ramming attacks occur in developed countries — Europe and the United States ...

  5. 2008 malware infection of the United States Department of ...

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    In December 2016, the United States FBI and DHS issued a Joint Analysis Report which included attribution of Agent.BTZ to one or more "Russian civilian and military intelligence Services (RIS)." [ 6 ] In order to try to stop the spread of the worm, the Pentagon banned USB drives, and disabled the Windows autorun feature.

  6. How recent cyberattacks revealed America’s infrastructure ...

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    Here’s what that means for corporate America The opinions expressed in Fortune.com commentary pieces are solely the views of their authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions and beliefs ...

  7. The most famous DDoS attacks in history - AOL

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    The first known Distributed Denial of Service attack occurred in 1996 when Panix, now one of the oldest internet service providers, was knocked offline for several days by a SYN flood, a technique ...

  8. 'Barely able to keep up': America's cyberwarriors are spread ...

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  9. America Reports - Wikipedia

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    America Reports with John Roberts & Sandra Smith is an American television news program on Fox News hosted by John Roberts and Sandra Smith. Episodes air at 1:00 PM ET on weekdays. The show focuses on the day's events and features interviews, current event updates, and comprehensive reporting.