Anti-Phishing Working Group: Alarming Phishing Trends
Image source: Anti-Phishing Working Group
Brian Krebs writes on Security Fix:
The number of phishing Web sites skyrocketed in December, as did the number of sites designed to spread password-stealing badware, according to the most recent report [.pdf] from the Anti-Phishing Working Group.More of Brian's article here.
The number of unique phishing sites jumped from 4,630 in November to 7,197 in December, a 55 percent increase. Online scam artists also targeted a wider range of companies in their phishing sites. One scam found at the end of 2005 targeted customers who shop at Wal-Mart's Web site, telling their their accounts had been compromised.
posted by Fergie @ 2/22/2006 01:13:00 PM
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