Could be a sign of desperation, or a sign of the times. But a growing number of email security firms are detecting sophisticated scam emails targeted at company executives.
As usual the goal seems to be to trick the recipient into opening email attachments infected with things like spyware and keystroke loggers.
But the hackers are researching their victims for their names, job titles, place of employment and even family members to make it look as though the email is from a trusted friend or colleague.
It's also believed that the hackers are using social networking sites like MySpace to gather personal information and piece it together.
As technology gets better at filtering and blocking mass attacks, expect more targeted attacks in the future.
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