Chain letters like this are too easily forwarded to friends, family and colleagues without people using their common sense. Stories like this become urban legends, constantly being repeated without anyone bothering to check the facts. Hoaxes and chain letters like this are not harmless - they waste time and bandwidth, and can be a genuine headache for support departments. Users need to be more skeptical, and ask themselves whether everything they are told by email can be believed.
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If users and businesses take proper care over their computers, and act sensibly, then they should be able to reap the advantages of online banking without compromising their security,
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In some ways it makes sense, since it isn't really distinct from other types of crime.
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There are fortunes to be made from the dark side of the Internet and spammers who are finding it harder to sell goods via bulk email are likely to turn to other criminal activities.
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Given more time, Sober.z would have dominated the chart, but its emergence in late November prevented it from taking pole position.
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There's a lesson for the general public here too. Always keep your antivirus software up to date and don't be too quick to believe everything you receive via e-mail.
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