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Phishing

Phishing:

Phishing is a way of attempting to acquire information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. Communications purporting to be from popular social web sites, auction sites, online payment processors or IT administrators are commonly used to lure the unsuspecting public. Phishing is typically carried out by e-mail spoofing or instant messaging,and it often directs users to enter details at a fake website whose look and feel are almost identical to the legitimate one. (Source: Wikipedia)

A Guide to Fundamental Web Site Security

Section: Research

As use of the internet has grown, the web has also become more popular with scammers, identity thieves, and other cybercriminals. Threats to internet users have become widespread, and it is estimated that more than 3.5 million people fall victim to “phishing”—a type of online identity theft—each year in the United States alone.Fortunately there is SSL, a standard solution for protecting sensitive information online. But there’s more to SSL than just basic safety. In t ... read more

Companies 'are unaware they have a data security problem'

Section: News

The vast majority of companies are unaware they have a data security problem, according to the Centre for Cyber Security. Associate at the organisation Mark Dempster believes too many corporations lose data through phishing attacks without even realising it. Placeholder0He suggested firms may notice the security of their system has been compromised, but some wrongly assume that a stan ... read more

Join the Phishing Evolution - Online Fraud Report

Section: Research

Today, most Internet users have heard about phishing or have already been affected by phishing to some extent. And while the term phishing has been discussed since as early as 1996, the world has not been able to rid itself from this phenomenon. Phishing is still easily one of the top threats on the Internet; it's direct and indirect costs tax the global economy with billions of dollars in fraud losses every year. In this Fraud Repo ... read more

Phishing Email Sees a Sharp Increase

Section: News

New figures released by German email security provider eleven has found that phishing email has seen a "significant” increase in the first quarter of 2012, with continued growth of country-specific malware and phishing campaigns. Malware emails increased by 83.7% by the end of March and phishing ... read more