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One in ten Brits is victim of online fraud
TheRegister.com, March 27, 2007 |
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More than on in ten (12 per cent) of UK internet users fell victim to fraud over the last 12 months. |
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The Potential For Internet Fraud
TechnologyNewsDaily.com, March 26, 2007 |
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As more elderly Americans use the Internet, the potential for Internet fraud that targets the elderly grows, according to an article in the latest issue of the Elder Law Journal. |
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Phishing Sets Record As Fraudsters Link Hands Across Borders
DigitalTransactions.net, March 21, 2007 |
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The volume of unique phishing attacks hit an all-time high in January, while fraudsters broadened their reach to spoof Web sites they hadn't targeted before, such as social-networking and gambling sites, according to a group that tracks phishing fraud. The number of unique phishing e-mails hit 29,930, up 26% over December and surpassing the previous record of 28,571 reached last June, according to the Anti-Phishing Working Group. |
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Symantec: Criminals Pool Resources To Beef Up Online Attacks
InformationWeek, March 19, 2007 |
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Phishers, spammers, hackers, and virus writers are bartering and selling services and information in online cooperative networks. |
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The big catch: Phishing scams more costly than bank robberies
Msnbc.msn.Com, March 11, 2007 |
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Although bank robberies are a perennial threat to banks, their employees and their customers, the increasingly sophisticated and accessible high-tech fraud tactics used by cyber criminals are a greater - and growing - threat to a bank's bottom line. |
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"Phishing" Scam Takes New Tack
ConsumerAffairs.Com, March 05, 2007 |
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The New York State Consumer Protection Board (CPB) is warning consumers about a new series of "phishing" e-mails that are boldly labeled "Phishing" in the subject header. |
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Phishing Sites Explode on the Web
PC WORLD, February 26, 2007 |
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Think the new built-in phishing filters in Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox 2 will protect your private data? Think again. The number of sites devoted to phishing skyrocketed last year, and the number of Americans taken in by phishing schemes has nearly doubled. In November 2006, the last month for which data is available, the Anti-Phishing Working Group found 37,439 new sites, up an astounding 709 percent from the 4630 sites in November of 2005. |
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Phishing Scam Uses Google Maps
PC WORLD, February 20, 2007 |
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Victims in Australia, Germany, and the U.S. are being targeted by a phishing scam that reveals their location using Google Maps. |
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Looking for a Job? Phishers Are Looking for You
WashingtonPost.com, February 12, 2007 |
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This particular scam came with an Onion-esque flourish. One of the supposed employers, USAVoice.org, called itself "the world's fastest growing news organization," and lured aspiring journalists to give up personal information during the application prospect. |
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School's PTA Web Site Hit By Scam 'Phishing' for Data
RedOrbit.com, February 01, 2007 |
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A Web site formerly used by Pony Express Elementary's PTA became entangled in a phishing scam. |
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Swedish Bank Struck by Largest Online Phishing Heist
DailyTech.com, January 22, 2007 |
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Walking into a bank with a ski mask is old fashioned. |
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Anti-phishing tips for the new year
Onrec.com, January 08, 2007 |
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PandaLabs, Panda Software's virus detection laboratory, has predicted that theft of confidential data on the Internet will become one of the most significant IT threats over the coming year. For this reason, PandaLabs is offering a set of simple tips to safeguard the confidentiality of users' financial data. |
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Customers are too confident about disclosing personal data online
SecurityPark.net, January 08, 2007 |
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According to research from Kaspersky Lab, forty-five percent of what we do online requires us to disclose personal or financial data. Significant numbers of people are confident about conducting financial transactions online. However, this increasing confidence brings with it several problems. |
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Phishing in People's Accounts
MoneyControl.com, January 05, 2007 |
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Today, 10 times more Indians use the internet for their banking needs than five years ago. And not surprisingly, the number of fraudsters eyeing your account have also multiplied. Globally, $6 billion is stolen from consumer accounts by attacks called phising and the scale of such fraud in India is fast catching up. |
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