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Hackers May Be Targeting Your Phone

October 27, 2013

Don’t be too quick to dismiss a barrage of strange calls to your cell or home phone. It could just be pranksters or a mistake — or it could be an indication that thieves are targeting your financial accounts.

The FBI is warning the public about a sophisticated scam where criminals couple social engineering with computer-based denial-of-service attacks to a victim’s phone line in order to loot their accounts. Think you’re not a likely target? When it comes to this form of identity theft, you should think again, say security experts. Read more http://ow.ly/qcQKh

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