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  • Toolkit for automating phishing attacks on Internet?

    The Anti Phishing Working Group suspects that a toolkit, which would allow phishing attacks to be automated, has started circulating on the Internet.

  • Phishing attacks ease off

    The rate at which identity theft emails hit consumers is beginning to slow, a study published on Wednesday suggested.

  • Phishing attacks hook more and more victims

    Phishing attacks have increased in quantity and quality over the past two months, according to research published by the Anti-Phishing Working Group on Monday.

  • Phishers improve bait as they target ISPs

    Phishing attacks are reaching a point of sophistication where even the most Internet-savvy user could be fooled, said the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) on Wednesday.

  • Phishers change bait as IM use grows

    Phishers are more frequently using instant messaging (IM) services instead of e-mail to trick corporate and home users into revealing personal information, according to the Anti-Phishing Working Group.

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  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    DDoS makes a phishing e-mail look real

    Just as Internet users learn that clicking on a link in an e-mail purporting to come from their bank is a bad idea, phishers seem to be developing a new tactic -- launch a DDoS attack on the Web site of the company whose customers they are targeting and then send e-mails "explaining" the outage and offering an "alternative" URL.

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