n3td3v wrote: >> : They brought in "phishing" in 2003. The actual act of phishing had been >> : going on for years before the phrase was coined. Since the beginning of >> >> The term was coined long before 2003. >> >> March 3, 1996: >> http://web.textfiles.com/ezines/LOLIE/1lolie.txt >> >> May 8, 1999: >> http://web.textfiles.com/ezines/UHA/uha1-7.txt > > I know, although it was "commercially" coined and used to make money > from 2003 by Websense.com and all the others, as well as the book > authors. Thats what I was talking about, sorry for the > misunderstanding. I was always aware the term had been phloating > around the underground before that.
C|Net isn't the underground, nor is the NCSA who made the announcement they reported (June 27, 1997): http://news.com.com/2100-1023-200992.html _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
