Donate

KQED Public Radio

88.5 San Francisco

89.3 Sacramento

What's on KQED Radio now:


KQED e-Newsletters

Newsletters

Get regular updates on great programs and events

Please leave this field empty

More from KQED

Technology

Spam Down, but Phishers Grow More Wily


Enlarge
Mike Clarke/AFP/Getty Images

Spam

E-mail inboxes are awash in junk messages offering love, improved sexual performance, and unbelievable wealth. Most are easy to laugh off. But one class of unsolicited e-mail--phishing messages purporting to be from banks or other trusted sources that aim to fool recipients into disclosing valuable personal information--is becoming more sophisticanted.  

Host Cy Musiker speaks with Marian Merritt, the Internet Safety Advocate for Norton, about how to avoid becoming a phishing victim. 

Sponsored by

Sponsored by