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« Reply #25 on: March 04, 2009, 16:14 »
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2. For _any_ type of phishing attack - how can taking site down help?
That's what I was thinking too.

Disconnecting, finding the breech, restoring files from backups?

Regards,
Adelaide


« Reply #26 on: March 04, 2009, 17:10 »
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2. For _any_ type of phishing attack - how can taking site down help?
That's what I was thinking too.

Disconnecting, finding the breech, restoring files from backups?

Regards,
Adelaide

Taking down the site can provide time to clean out the forum and sitemail for posts from the bad guys, keeping other contributors safe from clicking.

« Reply #27 on: March 04, 2009, 18:16 »
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Taking down the site can provide time to clean out the forum and sitemail for posts from the bad guys, keeping other contributors safe from clicking.

A very wise move of IS, IT-wise spoken.

« Reply #28 on: March 04, 2009, 23:14 »
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2. For _any_ type of phishing attack - how can taking site down help?
That's what I was thinking too.
Disconnecting, finding the breech, restoring files from backups?


Agree. At the time I've posted my #2 I did not see yet the part about forums. It makes the perfect sense to take down an offending site - even if in this case it is your own one.

I just hope that this incedent will work as a wake-up call for IS and others.
 
Almost a year ago on this and other forums I've pointed to unsecure logins to all but one microstock sites. The reaction was from absent to "who the heck will go for your couple bucks". Apparently there is somebody out looking for spare change :)

BTW, #1 was also not exactly right, caused by slight difference in terminology. I just used to call "phishing attack" something much more serious. For this level of phishing IS is a perfect target - with good effort/profit ratio.
 


 

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