Anti Phishing Working Group
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Job-related spam on the rise
News With the worsening economy, spammers are employing various job and finance-related guises to try to exploit job seekers, according to Symantec.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Data security, Anti Phishing Work Group, Sophos Plc., Spam, Anti-Phishing Working Group, job agency, payment service, Crimeware, e-Mail Message
Visa to spend US$200M fighting fraud
News As criminal activity online continues to rise, its CEO calls for tougher laws to protect customers.
Tags: Business security, Data security, Security
Three APAC countries have fastest broadband
News Akamai report highlights South Korea, Japan and Hong Kong's connection speeds, and notes origins of online attacks spreading to many more countries.
Tags: Bandwidth, Next-generation technology/networks, Networking technology, Spam and phishing, Anti Phishing Work Group, Connection Speed, Banking, Akamai Technologies Inc., Attack Traffic, malicious software
Group pools data to trap phishers
News The Anti-Phishing Working Group is building a central clearinghouse of info on online fraud scams to improve defenses and nab crooks.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Privacy
Phishing sites double in April
News Number of phishing sites increased by 166 percent from March to April 2007, with non-financial brands increasingly targeted.
Tags: Spam and phishing
'Phishing' attacks rocket in November
News EarthLink and MSN were hard hit by the 29 percent increase in fraud, according to a new report.
Tags: Spam and phishing
'Phishing' scams luring more users
News Security firm MessageLabs says the number of e-mails that use the deceptive tactic has increased from 279 per month to 215,643 over the past six months.
Tags: Spam and phishing
Communications tools hit by security breaches
News E-mail, instant messaging and cellular phones are now the new targets of malicious hackers, where an increasing number of employees are falling prey to phishing and spamming attacks.
Tags: Data security, E-mail clients, E-mail servers, Instant messaging
Cyberthreat experts to meet at secretive conference
News At a hush-hush security confab on Microsoft's campus this week, there'll be tough talk on beating botnets and keeping cybercrooks at bay.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Security
Online threats outpacing law crackdowns
News Phishing and botnet menaces are getting more advanced and show no sign of easing, despite efforts by law enforcement.
Tags: Spam and phishing
Phishers get personal
Insight Spammers and phishers are learning more about potential victims to better hone their attacks.
Tags: Spam and phishing
Phishers get personal
News Spammers and online fraudsters are exploiting Web site features to learn more about their victims and better hone their attacks.
Tags: Spam and phishing
Caught in a phishing trap
News Rise in online identity fraud has companies on the hook: Educate customers or lose them.
Tags: Spam and phishing
Web site-based crimeware hits all-time high
News The number of Web sites with hidden code for stealing passwords nearly tripled in the past year, as cybercriminals targeted legitimate sites for their cybertheft, according to new report.
Tags: Firewalls, Hacking, Spam and phishing, Viruses and worms, Phishing, Malware, Security, Anti Phishing Work Group, IT Security, Password
Phishers change bait as IM use grows
Insight Scammers are increasingly using IM to launch phishing attacks, according to a report.
Tags: IT Management
