Fergie's Tech Blog

AOL to (attempt to) block phishing sites

I say "attempt" because phishing sites are generally set up, taken down (or simply abandoned after they've served their purpose), and moved to another compromised host in a fairly short time frame, sometimes in a matter of a couple of days or even hours. Reuters reports in an article this morning that "The online unit of Time Warner struck a partnership with Cyota, a New York-based online security company, to help identify and block sites imitating legitimate companies--such as banks--that are suspected of soliciting personal information, a process known phishing." Also, for more information on phishing, visit the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) web page and the Fight Identity Theft web page.

posted by Fergie @ 4/20/2005 07:22:00 AM