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Old 06-13-11, 05:47 AM   #1
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Default IMF hit by major cyber attack

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The International Monetary Fund, which manages global financial crises, has been the target of a major cyber attack by hackers seeking access to confidential information about economies across the world.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/f...er-attack.html

it clearly states in the article that spear phishing was the method used


spear phishing is just sending you bogus links and trying to convince you to click on it. it is different than the usual Nigerian prince emails because it is targeted toward someone and not randomly sent.

it seems like even the IMF clicks on the "get rich quick" emails
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