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'Nightclub bouncer' phishing scam found by researchers

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    Cyber-criminals have invented a cunning new method of targeting victims by developing a system that behaves like a bouncer at an exclusive nightclub.

    Security firm RSA revealed how attackers assigned targets with a unique ID, meaning the scam could be aimed at specific people.

    If a person's ID was not on the list, their computer would not be affected.

    RSA said the advanced threat posed a new "detection challenge" to the security industry.

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    Arie,

    I read through the article a couple of times but I'm not sure what's going on with this one. I understand the concept of omitting targets that won't be productive but I don't understand how the target groups are determined in the first place. What am I missing?
     
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    Thanks. It gets more scary all the time. I guess it's like other pfishing schemes in that e-mail addresses are harvested but I guess this one is a bit more selective.

     
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