When phishing phails to phool

Phishing attacks are getting more sophisticated and therefore harder to spot. However, there are still times when the phisherfolk don't do themselves any favors, making their attempts at deception amusingly obvious. Email security company GreatHorn has launched a new blog series called Phishing Phails which looks at some of the less successful examples of phishing bait. These include the inevitable grammatical howlers pictured below, '…you have wasted time alot', and 'If I don’t respond within a timely manner, you would loose the bonuses.' -- as in 'loose the fateful lightning,' presumably. Other foul ups include long waits for pages to… [Continue Reading]