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PC Magazine February 1, 2008 Neil J. Rubenking	Wizardly Help for Forgotten Passwords Lose track of your password? You can recover it quickly with Windows tools.
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PC World November 20, 2006 Andrew Brandt	Privacy Watch: Phishers Put Their Lures on Cell Phones Phishing scammers have begun sending deceptive short message service (SMS) messages to people's mobile sets.
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InternetNews October 6, 2010	Zeus Phishing Scam Targets iTunes Users In a scam likely stemming from Eastern Europe, hackers are targeting visitors to Apple's iTunes music store with an unsolicited email directing them to sites carrying the Zeus Trojan malware.
InternetNews April 5, 2010	Facebook Scam Takes Aim at Whole Foods Fans Scammers target Facebook fans of Whole Foods Market grocery store, promising a $500 gift card, but they're really out to swipe users' personal information.
InternetNews February 2, 2010	Spammers Pedaling Haiti, World Cup Scams Latest analysis finds spike in malware hidden in messages about major world news events.
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InternetNews February 9, 2010	McAfee Finds Spike In Malware From China A new study by security software vendor McAfee finds a growing number of cyber attacks originating in China and predicts even more malware scams will target fans of popular social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.
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InternetNews August 26, 2004 Ryan Naraine	How Not to Get 'Phished' The FTC releases a helpful guide to avoid the lure of phishers, who attempt to steal your identity online.
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