Comments on: The weak link in the spam war is always people http://artofconv.wordpress.com/2009/03/01/the-weak-link-in-the-spam-war-is-always-people/ Talking about Purposeful Online Conversation in Communities Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:26:32 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Justin http://artofconv.wordpress.com/2009/03/01/the-weak-link-in-the-spam-war-is-always-people/#comment-116 Justin Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:53:32 +0000 http://artofconv.wordpress.com/?p=131#comment-116 <blockquote>It occurs to me that you might be interested in coming to the Spam Conference at MIT, now in its third or fourth year. </blockquote> Hmm. That's damned intriguing, yes. I need to think about it -- it's two days off from work, which isn't trivial for me to afford, but at least parts of the subject are quite relevant for me. Thanks for the pointer...

It occurs to me that you might be interested in coming to the Spam Conference at MIT, now in its third or fourth year.

Hmm. That’s damned intriguing, yes. I need to think about it — it’s two days off from work, which isn’t trivial for me to afford, but at least parts of the subject are quite relevant for me. Thanks for the pointer…

]]> By: metahacker http://artofconv.wordpress.com/2009/03/01/the-weak-link-in-the-spam-war-is-always-people/#comment-113 metahacker Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:37:14 +0000 http://artofconv.wordpress.com/?p=131#comment-113 “We’re from the Nigerian Justice Department; we're here to help you"? :) This is one of the real dangers of social networking sites making so much data visible; it's easier to craft a believable phish. "Mr. Smith? This is your girlfriend Barbara. I need you to send our Bank of America information. I broke my T-Mobile phone when I was off with my friend Dora last night; remember I posted pictures of it? So can you send the info to this address instead? Or just email me when you get back to your house at 117 West Wherever Lane." “We’re from the Nigerian Justice Department; we’re here to help you”? :)

This is one of the real dangers of social networking sites making so much data visible; it’s easier to craft a believable phish. “Mr. Smith? This is your girlfriend Barbara. I need you to send our Bank of America information. I broke my T-Mobile phone when I was off with my friend Dora last night; remember I posted pictures of it? So can you send the info to this address instead? Or just email me when you get back to your house at 117 West Wherever Lane.”

]]> By: -dsr- http://artofconv.wordpress.com/2009/03/01/the-weak-link-in-the-spam-war-is-always-people/#comment-112 -dsr- Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:07:10 +0000 http://artofconv.wordpress.com/?p=131#comment-112 It occurs to me that you might be interested in coming to the Spam Conference at MIT, now in its third or fourth year. http://projects.csail.mit.edu/spamconf/ Usually a bunch of good papers/presentations, ranging from "how well do these systems work?" through "what's the state of the net?" and "here's something new". It occurs to me that you might be interested in coming to the Spam Conference at MIT, now in its third or fourth year.

http://projects.csail.mit.edu/spamconf/

Usually a bunch of good papers/presentations, ranging from “how well do these systems work?” through “what’s the state of the net?” and “here’s something new”.

]]> By: Elizabear http://artofconv.wordpress.com/2009/03/01/the-weak-link-in-the-spam-war-is-always-people/#comment-111 Elizabear Sun, 01 Mar 2009 21:50:38 +0000 http://artofconv.wordpress.com/?p=131#comment-111 I just got my first "We're from the Nigerian Justice Department, and we want to make sure you got back the money the scammers took from you". At least it was something new and interesting. And I just got a ping disguised as someone trying to get in touch regarding an urgent family matter; "Is this Vanessa? I need to get hold of Vanessa ..." I know it was a fake because the sender was from "beautysolutions.com", and it went to a disposable email address I gave to a web site a few weeks ago. *sigh* I just got my first “We’re from the Nigerian Justice Department, and we want to make sure you got back the money the scammers took from you”. At least it was something new and interesting.

And I just got a ping disguised as someone trying to get in touch regarding an urgent family matter; “Is this Vanessa? I need to get hold of Vanessa …” I know it was a fake because the sender was from “beautysolutions.com”, and it went to a disposable email address I gave to a web site a few weeks ago.

*sigh*

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