fine whine

I don't think I'll be able to get past my reservations for its name, but I cannot deny that so-called 'phishing' is a reality. I received another example of it in my work email box yesterday, ostensibly from SunTrust bank.

I've never heard of SunTrust bank, let alone do I have an account there. Never mind the fact that I wouldn't click on a link to change my settings anyway, let alone a fake link in an image covered by an image map. I might be going out on a limb here, but in my opinion email does not need image map functionality.

I'm not entirely convinced that HTML mail was all that great of an idea. But some people really like it, and for that matter 'phishing' must be profitable enough to justify its continued exploitation. They're just not making any money off of me.