A type of email fraud where the perpetrator sends out legitimate-looking email that appears to come from well-known or trustworthy website.  It's an attempt to gather personal and/or financial information from the email recipient.
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Koobface malware spreads via Facebook

Koobface is the name of malware that spreads via Facebook and other social networking sites.  This malware is known for distibuting itself by posting links to videos or other software on users' Facebook pages.  Koobface has been around for quite some time, has many variations, and likes to use social engineering tactics. 

You can prevent a Koobface infection by

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Common threats
Phishing and Pharming

Phishing & Pharming techniques are both used to fraudulently acquire personal information, like credit card numbers, account data, passwords, social security numbers and other private information. An email, phone call, or even regular mail (letter), is crafted in such a

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Security terms
TCP reassembly -

This process reassembles network packets, examining them for potential threats.

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