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Prone to typos? Beware. Hackers have revived a once common scam in which they use a URL that contains a misspelled real site to spread malware. The latest targets Google users with the misspelled "www.googkle.com." Users can't check it out, even out of curiosity, anymore because it has already been taken down, Mikko Hypponen, director of anti-virus research, F-Secure, told TechNewsWorld. In the past, users of MSN.com and CNN.com have also been targeted by scams like this. F-Secure first broke the news of the Trojan this week.
Re: Scammers Target Googlers with Trojan Attack
Posted by: cidViscous 2005-05-02 11:39:20 In reply to: Susan B. Shor
dear ms. shor-
i have to say that while i appreciate your article and the fact that you're warning people about a potential threat, but i was offended by your incorrect and derogatory use of the word hacker.
criminals have revived a once common scam--not hackers. hackers are curious people. they are explorers. hackers are tinkerers. some hackers are even criminals. but not all criminals are hackers, and all hackers are definately not criminals. the two terms can overlap (apply to the same individual at the same time), but they are certainly not interchangeable.
a hack is a clever solution or way of doing something. thus, a hacker is one who hacks, or comes up with clever, creative methods.
it's not fair to lump all hackers in with the ones who are criminals, too. in the future, i hope you will make the distinction. thank you for your time and your open mind.
--cid
<a href="http://cidviscous.blogspot.com">http://cidviscous.blogspot.com</a>
i have to say that while i appreciate your article and the fact that you're warning people about a potential threat, but i was offended by your incorrect and derogatory use of the word hacker.
criminals have revived a once common scam--not hackers. hackers are curious people. they are explorers. hackers are tinkerers. some hackers are even criminals. but not all criminals are hackers, and all hackers are definately not criminals. the two terms can overlap (apply to the same individual at the same time), but they are certainly not interchangeable.
a hack is a clever solution or way of doing something. thus, a hacker is one who hacks, or comes up with clever, creative methods.
it's not fair to lump all hackers in with the ones who are criminals, too. in the future, i hope you will make the distinction. thank you for your time and your open mind.
--cid
<a href="http://cidviscous.blogspot.com">http://cidviscous.blogspot.com</a>
Re: Scammers Target Googlers with Trojan Attack
Posted by: clayton 2005-05-03 06:14:05 In reply to: cidViscous
Recently the idea of DNS poisoning and googkle.com type hacks are on the forefront of online security. particularly the DNS poisoning is a really dangerous issue. Does anyone know how they are combatting these issues?
