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« Google Desktop Search used in Peer to Peer file-swapping application | Main | Microsoft Office: encryption vulnerability » January 20, 2005Phishing scams continue on the risePhishing scams continue to increase, with the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) publishing figures that cover monitoring over December.
Fears that commerce vendors would be specifically targeted were unfounded, as financial institutions became the big focus for phishing attacks. However, the figures make a clear demonstration of the seriousness of the threat from phishing scams. For example, in July 2003 there were only 2,625 attacks overall, and the number of phishing related sites has grown at around 25% per month. Last autumn had seen a particular increase in phishing attacks, as reported in October boom for phishing. Posted by brian_turner at January 20, 2005 10:16 PM | Discuss this in the Business, Marketing & Search forumsTrackback PingsTrackBack URL for this entry: |
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