Phishers continue to wage war on Facebook, Twitter 

Phishers continue to wage war on Facebook, Twitter

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 25 May 2009 9:24 AM
Social networking sites are all the rage within phishing circles these days.
Phishers launch multi-platform IM attack 

Phishers launch multi-platform IM attack

In Messaging - By Phil Muncaster, 26 February 2009 10:38 AM
Users of internet chat services such as Google Chat have been hit by a major phishing attack aimed at stealing account log-in details, security researchers have warned.
Phishers use TinyURL to trick users into accessing fake sites 

Phishers use TinyURL to trick users into accessing fake sites

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 6 February 2009 10:52 AM
Phishers are using the TinyURL function to hide destinations from unsuspecting users.
Phishers not making as much money as originally thought 

Phishers not making as much money as originally thought

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 9 January 2009 11:33 AM
Phishing is not as lucrative as generally thought, according to a report from Microsoft.
New guide launched to beat the phishers 

New guide launched to beat the phishers

In Web/client - By Phil Muncaster, 4 November 2008 11:48 AM
The anti phishing working group (APWG) launched a new best practice guide for registrars today, aimed at making it more difficult for online criminals to register domains for ...
Precocious phishers targets teen world 

Precocious phishers targets teen world

In Web/client - By Shaun Nichols, 26 August 2008 11:44 AM
A new attack spotted on virtual world Habbo Hotel is causing researchers to worry.
Phishers turn to legit sites to steal information 

Phishers turn to legit sites to steal information

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 22 May 2008 9:56 AM
Normally, phishers have a short window of opportunity in which to conduct their attacks before service providers take the rogue sites offline. Now, they have found a new way to ...
Phishers slow to capitalise on HMRC data loss 

Phishers slow to capitalise on HMRC data loss

In Messaging - By Iain Thomson, 25 February 2008 9:49 AM
Phishers have been unusually slow to capitalise on the lost HM Revenue & Customs data disks.
Phishers cast nets beyond PayPal 

Phishers cast nets beyond PayPal

In Messaging - By Robert Jaques, 17 October 2007 9:36 AM
Security experts have reported a "dramatic reduction" in the proportion of phishing emails targeting customers of PayPal and its parent company eBay..
Researcher: Phishers exploit Google Gadget platform 

Researcher: Phishers exploit Google Gadget platform

In Web/client - By Fiona Raisbeck, 23 August 2007 7:32 AM
Google's gmodules.com, which hosts the Google Gadget feature, is susceptible to exploitation by phishers, an internet security researcher has warned.
RSA: UK banks still a favourite target for phishers 

RSA: UK banks still a favourite target for phishers

In Messaging - By Fiona Raisbeck, 11 July 2007 10:43 AM
For the fifth consecutive month, UK banks are the second most targeted worldwide by online fraudsters, new figures show.
Phishers casting ever wider nets 

Phishers casting ever wider nets

In Web/client - By Iain Thomson, 21 June 2007 9:50 AM
114,013 new sites found last week, most using commercially available toolkits.
Microsoft Internet Explorer XSS vulnerabilty could attract phishers 

Microsoft Internet Explorer XSS vulnerabilty could attract phishers

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 16 March 2007 6:29 AM
Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) is vulnerable to cross-site scripting that could allow attackers to spoof a trusted site to launch a phishing attack.
Phishers slip through Firefox security net 

Phishers slip through Firefox security net

In Messaging - By Shaun Nichols, 12 February 2007 10:51 AM
Extra backslash allows for bypass of filter.
Phishers using Flash to evade filters 

Phishers using Flash to evade filters

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 5 January 2007 7:10 PM
Cutting-edge phishers are creating websites in Flash to evade detection by toolbars, security experts said this week.
Phishers don't like Mondays 

Phishers don't like Mondays

In Messaging - By Shaun Nichols, 4 December 2006 9:56 AM
Symantec is declaring 2006 as the year that fraud grew up. In a report, the company said that online fraud and in particularly phishing became much more sophisticated in 2006.
PhishTank: PayPal, eBay most misrepresented by phishers 

PhishTank: PayPal, eBay most misrepresented by phishers

In Messaging - By Ericka Chickowski, 7 November 2006 10:15 PM
A new online community that tracks phishing sites released its first month's statistical review this week.
Phishers more successful than first thought 

Phishers more successful than first thought

By Robert Jaques, 17 October 2006 12:36 PM
US academics warn that scammers may have success rate of 14 per cent.
Phishers using VoIP for new scheme 

Phishers using VoIP for new scheme

By Dan Kaplan, 27 April 2006 9:42 PM
A messaging security firm identified two new attacks this week that use voice over internet protocol (VoIP) to carry out phishing schemes.
Phishers use Concorde crash in scam 

Phishers use Concorde crash in scam

By René Millman, 11 April 2006 12:47 PM
A new email scam is circulating that tells recipients they could receive millions from a bank account belonging to a victim of the Concorde air disaster, security experts warned.
Phishers busted by German police 

Phishers busted by German police

By René Millman, 4 April 2006 2:36 PM
Several members of an international phishing gang have been arrested by German police following a four-month investigation into the criminal syndicate.
Keeping the neighborhood safe from phishers 

Keeping the neighborhood safe from phishers

By William Eazel, 4 April 2006 10:00 AM
An IT security firm has unveiled an online "neighborhood watch" website in a bid to clamp down on phishers.
Phishers use bogus Chase Manhattan poll as bait 

Phishers use bogus Chase Manhattan poll as bait

By William Eazel, 14 March 2006 9:46 AM
Internet users have been warned to guard against a newly detected email phishing scam that poses as a survey from Chase Manhattan bank.
AOL to see phishers in court 

AOL to see phishers in court

By Frank Washkuch, 28 February 2006 8:54 PM
AOL is using the long net of the law to snag three “phishing gangs” from the wild.
Phishers stir up ‘perfect crimeware storm’  

Phishers stir up ‘perfect crimeware storm’

By William Eazel, 16 February 2006 9:56 AM
The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) reported today that December last year provided conditions for “a near perfect crimeware storm”. The group’s latest research reveals that ...
Phishers turn to blended attacks to catch more surfers  

Phishers turn to blended attacks to catch more surfers

By William Eazel, 15 December 2005 11:25 AM
Organized criminal gangs are targeting online consumers with ever more sophisticated blended phishing attacks - some of which even find out details of their interests and use ...
Phishers Target Swedish Bank 

Phishers Target Swedish Bank

By Ron Condon, 5 October 2005 10:54 AM
A phishing attack has broken new ground by attacking a Scandinavian bank operating a one-time password.
Phishers set sights on AOL users 

Phishers set sights on AOL users

By René Millman, 23 September 2005 4:08 PM
Phishers are targeting hapless AOL users in an attempt to steal personal information and credit card details, according to Websense Security Labs.
Phishers devising new techniques  

Phishers devising new techniques

By Marcia Savage, 23 August 2005 5:06 PM
The number of conventional phishing attacks dipped slightly last month but the amount of crimeware designed to steal personal data increased, according to the Anti-Phishing ...
Fax phishers fool foolhardy 

Fax phishers fool foolhardy

By David Quainton, 11 August 2005 11:27 AM
Crafty spammer scammers have thought up a novel way to extort money through phishing – by asking users to send a fax.
Virus authors take a vacation, phishers keep working 

Virus authors take a vacation, phishers keep working

By René Millman, 4 August 2005 12:12 PM
Virus authors appear to have gone on holiday, according to a new report.
Phishers hit Hilton Honors Club 

Phishers hit Hilton Honors Club

By David Quainton, 7 June 2005 4:57 PM
Phishers are targeting smaller organisations to maximise profit and fool even the net savvy, the latest report from the Anti-phishing Working Group (APWG) shows.
Phishers targeting credit unions 

Phishers targeting credit unions

By Marcia Savage, 3 June 2005 7:36 PM
Credit unions are increasingly becoming a target of phishing scams, according to the latest report from the Anti-phishing Working Group.
Defacers hit phishers in war of the web 

Defacers hit phishers in war of the web

By David Quainton, 23 May 2005 2:21 PM
Vigilante defacers are turning the tables on phishing groups by taking down spoofed websites.
Phishers unleash zombie army 

Phishers unleash zombie army

By René Millman, 19 May 2005 4:07 PM
Networks of compromised PCs or botnets are fast becoming the weapon of choice for organized gangs to launch phishing attacks, according to a new report.
Microsoft sues 117 phishers 

Microsoft sues 117 phishers

By René Millman, 1 April 2005 1:26 PM
Microsoft has filed 117 civil lawsuits against unnamed phishers trying to steal personal and financial information from its customers.
Rising number of phishers are turning to pharming  

Rising number of phishers are turning to pharming

By Illena Armstrong, 28 March 2005 11:17 PM
Phishers increasingly are relying on more advanced methods to steal personal information.
Phishers put theft in the frame 

Phishers put theft in the frame

By René Millman, 18 March 2005 12:45 PM
Fraudsters are starting to use a technique which allow them to exploit weaknesses in banking websites to display contents from any arbitrary URL within a frame.
Phishers get a fright at the Opera 

Phishers get a fright at the Opera

By David Quainton, 1 March 2005 1:00 PM
The Opera browser, currently the third most popular web browser is beefing up its security with new anti-phishing additions to its software. The Opera 8 browser will present ...
Phishing on the rise as phishers target smaller fish 

Phishing on the rise as phishers target smaller fish

By David Quainton, 25 February 2005 12:47 PM
Delivery of phishing emails rose 42 percent in January, as internet criminals attack more companies and compromise more computers worldwide, a new report reveals.
Big phishers to threaten big fish 

Big phishers to threaten big fish

By David Quainton, 24 November 2004 2:44 PM
A seismic attack on business could be just around the corner, according to the Anti-Phishing Working Group. With active phishing sites more than doubling through October the ...
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