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Old 3rd Dec 07, 10:16 PM
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Shorter URLs help phishers hook more victims
*Source: News.com (http://www.news.com/Shorter-URLs-hel...tag=nefd.top)*
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Phishers are using shorter URLs for malicious sites in a bid to lend an air of legitimacy to threatening links.

Internet Security Services, IBM's online-security division (http://www.news.com/IBM-to-buy-ISS-f...-6108538.html), claims to have noticed a significant drop in the number of characters used by fraudsters in their phishing URLs.

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