Comments on: Facebook Dinner Party: Why Phishing Works & How To Avoid It

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By: PurpleCar

PurpleCar — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:17:47 +0000

Thanks for pointing that out. Always make sure there isn't spyware installed. Resetting your password won't matter at all if there are still keystrokes being recorded.

-Christine Cavalier
-PurpleCar
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By: coopergriggs

coopergriggs — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:20:39 +0000

I would also add before resetting any password:
Make sure you do not have any viruses or spyware installed on your computer after falling for said phishing scheme or inadvertently installing spyware from opening an attachment from the phisher.

The bottom line is that you do not want to give your (new or old) passwords to the scammers through any spyware that may be on your system.

By: PurpleCar

PurpleCar — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:44:04 +0000

Mari,

Jeez! That sounds like a good phish attempt, if only you had small children! I suppose the point to take away is that you should try to keep up with the sites your kids sign up for, and ask them if they had signed up for it.

Also, I'm a big fan of keeping separate email accounts for apps. I use hotmail for advertising emails, yahoo for applications, gmail for other stuff. All 3 email accounts have different passwords, too.

Thanks, Mari, for bringing up a point I missed: the your-kids-signed-up-for-this phish. Yet another clever one to avoid!

-C
http://www.purplecar.net/

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By: Mari Adkins

Mari Adkins — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:33:02 +0000

i got a phish yesterday from some place saying “my child” had signed up and i needed to “login” to “verify” “my child”'s account.

this caught my attention right away – for one thing, both of my “children” are over 18. the “baby” will turn 19 at the end of april and just garduated from parris island boot camp. the oldest will be 21 at the end of october.

i wish i could remember the site. but it was some child's gaming site. the mail came to my gmail account – but the account listed as shown on the email was wrong; there was a . missing.