Phishtank, a good service by OpenDNS, have published their first set of phishing statistics.Interesting stuff, showing that Paypal and eBay continue to be the most targeted organizations in phishing attacks, but some German banks are climbing up the scales. And on the local front, I suspect we'll be seeing more sites coming from Malaysia and it is already famous for pirated DVDs and software.
PhishTank allows people to submit phishes and track the status of their
submissions. People can also verify the submissions made by others.Phishing scams aim to trick innocent, unsuspecting people into thinking something bad has happened, or may happen, if they don't willingly hand over sensitive information powerful enough to devastate their finances. And if that doesn't frustrate you, consider this: over the past three years, phishing has become a multi-million dollar industry, profiting off fear and false trust.
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