I just received a phishing email, allegedly from HSBC:
Dear HSBC Member,
Due to the high number of fraud attempts and phishing scams, it
has been decided to
implement EV SSL Certification on this Internet Banking website.
The use of EV SSL certification works with high
Bill Frantz writes:
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| Some people tell me that the 0wned machines are among the most
| secure on the network because botnet operators work hard to
| keep others from compromising their machines. I could see the
| operators moving toward being legitimate security firms,
|
Hal Finney wrote:
* Spammer botnets could burn through pay-per-send email filters
trivially
If POW tokens do become useful, and especially if they become money,
machines will no longer sit idle. Users will expect their computers to
be earning them money (assuming the reward is greater