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  • Phishers exploit Westpac 'hardware problems'

    Phishers keen on relieving Westpac customers of their online banking details are exploiting the "hardware problems" which have been cited by Australia's fourth largest bank to explain outages.

  • 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 use Yahoo Photos site as bait

    Antivirus firm Trend Micro is warning of an almost exact replica of the Yahoo Photos Web site that has been designed to steal identities and could infect a user's PCs with malware.

  • Phishers using DNS servers to lure victims

    Online thieves looking for personal data may be moving to more active measures by redirecting people from legitimate sites to malicious ones, security experts said this week.

  • Phishing threat increases as China connects up

    The threat from phishing attacks is growing as broadband penetration in China increases, say security companies, with the problem being compounded by an alarming increase in the amount of software kits available for download that will facilitate the process.

Blogs (4)

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Citibank helps phishers improve their bait?

    It took help from three security experts, Citibank's spokesperson, dozens of e-mails and almost a full working day of investigation to confirm that an e-mail I had seen from Citibank was not actually a clever phishing attempt.

  • Read the blog post - Liam Tung

    Telstra helps phishers PWN its customers

    Following a rash of Telstra customers reporting phishing attacks, the telco has issued advice on how to discern the real Telstra from fake ones -- but the advice it gives is more likely to help phishers than its customers.

  • 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.

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Web 2.0 makes phishing spam obsolete

    In three years phishing has transformed from an unknown threat into a multi-million dollar industry; in the next stage of its evolution, phishers will avoid using spam and instead hijack small parts of 'trusted' Web sites in order to bypass anti-phishing tools.

Features and Case Studies (17)

  • Phishers get personal

    Spammers and online fraudsters are exploiting Web site features to learn more about their victims and better hone their attacks.

  • Phishers going after small fry

    Online fraud scams are increasingly turning their sights to credit unions, according to a new report.

  • Filters can't stop phishing attacks: NCR

    Software filters that are designed to block access to fraudulent Web sites are largely ineffective at protecting against new attacks, according to security experts.

  • Paralympic phishing scam blocked by coding error

    A new phishing e-mail aimed at diverting donations to the Australian Paralympic Team has emerged -- complete with a coding error which means that the cold-hearted scam is unlikely to work.

  • Phishing: Spam that can't be ignored

    Like a lot spam, phishing is a form of unsolicited commercial e-mail. Whereas all spam is not a scam, all attempts at phishing are scams, and the potential losses to corporations and consumers alike are stunning. Find out what you can do to protect yourself.

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