OK, Technically True, But ... Dept.

[Robert Slade <rmslade () shaw ca>]

Cisco is saying that phishing, instant messaging malware, DDoS attacks and 419 scams are, in the immortal words of John 
Cleese, from now on, inoperative.  They've been superceded by Koobface (a slightly variant form of spreading malware 
via message) and Zeus (which isn't precisely phishing, but still steals bank account info).

Sorry, but this smacks of the same old desperate attempt to make a news release out of very little.

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141942/Social_network_and_banking_scams_are_on_the_rise_says_Cisco 

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