USAFE luring personnel to phishing exercise

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USAFE luring personnel to phishing exercise
By Matt Millham, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Saturday, February 7, 2009

U.S. Air Forces in Europe has launched an information awareness campaign that will include at least one faux hoax.

Spurred by the widespread misuse of removable flash media devices, those in charge of securing USAFE’s computer networks plan to lure servicemembers and Air Force civilians into giving up personal information in a theaterwide con sometime between now and May.

"We hope that people know about it when it does happen," said Master Sgt. Dustin Ruland, USAFE cyber surety program manager.

USAFE’s computer gurus have redoubled their efforts to educate Air Force personnel in Europe about proper use of government systems through a series of computer pop-ups and a print and online media campaign.

They want personnel to know what to do before they launch the next phase of the campaign, which will include administrator-generated "glitches" and a "phishing" scam that could net them such information as Social Security numbers, bank data or computer passwords.


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