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The following are the latest developments in the computer industry's war on Phishing -- which has now become one of the most dangerous threats against computer users. Understand what it is, and help your friends, neighbors and relatives learn and understand as well...
23-year-old Jayson Harris, has been sentenced to 21 months in prison in the first case brought against Internet fraud by software giant Microsoft. Harris was accused and found guilty of fraudulent practices against MSN customers. Microsoft attorney Aaron Kornblum said: "Today marks a new milestone in Microsoft's global phishing enforcement initiative. It's about taking the fight to the phishers." Microsoft has filed 125 civil suits against phishers ... Computer Crime Research Center
McAfee and anti-virus specialist Ben Edelman recently released a study that indicated sponsored results found on the top search engines (Google, AOL, MSN, Yahoo and others) may contain dangerous links. In fact, sponsored links may be riskier to click on than others. Searching just Google and MSN, found that 5 percent of the results were connected to links to Web sites to be avoided ... Security Pronews - Lexington, KY, USA
The New York State Senate Wednesday gave final legislative approval to a bill that would combat the Internet scams known as phishing -- The "Anti-Phishing Act of 2006" would allow the state's attorney general, industries and nonprofits to bring civil actions against the perpetrators of Internet phishing ... Albany Business Review - Albany, NY, USA
Phishing schemes that moved from the telephone to the Internet a couple of years ago are moving back to the phones with a new twist ... Arizona Republic - Phoenix, AZ, USA
... Keylogging attacks on the increase - Survey shows one in five businesses are victims of hackers or keyloggers this year, a rise of five per cent on last year, research shows ... VNUNet.com - UK
One reason for the growth in spyware infestation is a massive increase in the number of spyware-making toolkits being sold online -- research conducted in partnership with the Anti-Phishing Working Group, earlier this year ... Silicon.com - UK
Scammers are getting more sophisticated; how to protect yourself -- You no longer have to click on an e-mail attachment for them to be successful ... MarketWatch - USA
Although employee awareness of Web-based threats such as phishing attacks and keyloggers is improving, the vast majority of employees still do not know that they could fall prey to these types of social engineering tactics in the workplace ... TechNewsWorld - Sherman Oaks, CA, USA
Traditionally, phishing scams have used e-mail to direct potential victims to phony Web pages to steal their identities. Scam artists have begun leaving urgent phone messages directing people to call a "customer service" number. They then are asked to give personal information including account numbers, passwords, etc ... AZ Central.com - AZ, USA
THE Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co. has warned its clients against "phishing" attempts in which swindlers try to trick depositors into disclosing confidential information online, including user names, passwords and account numbers ... Manila Standard Today - Philippines
Some would rather avoid online banking altogether than risk giving their account information to criminals... "No legitimate bank or e-commerce company is going to send its customers e-mails requesting security information," said Amanda Pires, a spokesperson for PayPal. "Nor is a bank going to send out an e-mail warning that a user's account will be suspended if they do not immediately provide their Social Security Number." ... Top Tech News - Woodland Hills, CA, USA
It is way past time for the internet community to do something serious about spam and phishing attacks. ... This is phishing, and it's a huge problem. (Long piece -- excellent reading!) ... Newstarget.com - Taichung, Taiwan
Internet predators and identity thieves are using a new form of information gathering. Telecommunication companies are warning Internet users to be wary of calling suspicious numbers found in e-mails ... All Headline News - USA
This is a classic case of phishing. Though a recent phenomenon in India, phishing has wrong-footed quite a few ... CIOL - Bangalore, India
...as phishing gets slicker, users are getting smarter. As the average Joe becomes less likely to type in authentication information in response to an e-mail, more and more cybercriminals are turning to SSL-evading Trojans -- that install themselves on unsuspecting users' PCs and either capture user log-on credentials or manipulate transactions after a successful log-on ... Sci-Tech Today - USA
As phishing attacks have grown, the defences and mysterious counter-measures have evolved. Uri Rivner, Head of New Technologies at RSA Cyota Consumer Solutions, tells a detective's story. The following article is by Uri Rivner and has been reproduced on OUT-LAW from the RSA Security blog with Uri's kind permission ... Out-Law.com - London, England, UK
How much do you know about Phishing? Here are 10 suspect "phish" emails -- all actually received by real people like you. The question is: if you received one of these emails in your inbox -- what would you do? When you're done with all 10 questions, click "Get Your Score" to find out how well you did. Good luck! ... mailfrontier.com
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