The clarvoyant phisherman
Like the rest of you, I get probably two of these everyday. Phishing e-mails masquerading as legitimate e-mails from companies like PayPal, eBay, Citibank and on and on.
This one has a special place in the phishing lore. You see, I received it today, September 6, 2007. If you read the e-mail, it's predicting that I will be hacked on September 10, 2007. So, this is a nice bit of warning.
Hmmm.... if I change my password now, will this e-mail never happen? Because then I will have theoretically thwarted the attack, rendering this e-mail moot. Or will the universe collapse? Yikes! Tough decision!
This one has a special place in the phishing lore. You see, I received it today, September 6, 2007. If you read the e-mail, it's predicting that I will be hacked on September 10, 2007. So, this is a nice bit of warning.
Hmmm.... if I change my password now, will this e-mail never happen? Because then I will have theoretically thwarted the attack, rendering this e-mail moot. Or will the universe collapse? Yikes! Tough decision!