Phishing Attacks Increase Fourfold

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Phishing attacks increase by 29 per cent

Phishing attacks increase by 29 per cent 01/04/2005 09:00 PM

Phishing Scams Increase 1,200% in 6
Months

Phishing Scams Increase 1,200% in 6
Months 04/22/2004 06:43 PM
Internet.com Apr 22 2004 10:19PM GMT

Phishing attacks rise in U.S

Phishing attacks rise in U.S 05/06/2004 04:04 PM
ZDNet May 6 2004 7:21PM GMT

Phishing attacks ease off

Phishing attacks ease off 03/31/2005 03:28 AM
ZDNet Australia Mar 31 2005 7:03AM GMT

Phishing Attacks on the Rise

Phishing Attacks on the Rise 05/19/2004 06:10 PM
The volume of such attacks is growing rapidly, according to anti-fraud firm Cyota, which detected some 450 distinct phishing expeditions in March alone.

Reports of phishing attacks up, again,
in May

Reports of phishing attacks up, again,
in May 06/24/2004 01:10 PM
BOSTON - Incidents of phishing, a type of online identity theft, were up slightly in May, after surging in March and April, according to a report from an industry group.

Study: Phishing attacks up by 50% per
month

Study: Phishing attacks up by 50% per
month 08/04/2004 04:45 PM
Customers of banks and online e-commerce companies are targeted the most.

Gartner: Phishing attacks up against US
consumers

Gartner: Phishing attacks up against US
consumers 05/06/2004 11:43 AM
A new study by research firm Gartner Inc. found that the number of online scams known as "phishing attacks" have spiked in the last year and that online consumers are frequently tricked into divulging sensitive information to criminals.

IE Based Attacks and Phishing Increasing

IE Based Attacks and Phishing Increasing 04/12/2004 04:58 PM
"...the biggest percentage jump of any of the 15 threat categories posed to the nearly 900 IT professionals polled."

Phishing attacks up 1,000-fold since
September

Phishing attacks up 1,000-fold since
September 04/19/2004 12:35 PM
ZDNet UK Apr 19 2004 4:53PM GMT

URL Parsing Bug in IE Invites Phishing
Attacks

URL Parsing Bug in IE Invites Phishing
Attacks 06/11/2004 09:09 PM
The bug, which affects fully patched versions of IE, lets malicious sites assume the privileges of more trusted zones.

US hit by 57 million phishing attacks in
one year

US hit by 57 million phishing attacks in
one year 05/06/2004 04:42 AM
ZDNet UK May 6 2004 9:27AM GMT

Gartner: Phishing attacks up against
U.S. consumers

Gartner: Phishing attacks up against
U.S. consumers 05/06/2004 11:50 AM
A new study by research firm Gartner Inc. found that the number of online scams known as "phishing attacks" have spiked in the last year and that online consumers are frequently tricked into divulging sensitive information to criminals.

Virus attacks increase in severity

Virus attacks increase in severity 01/05/2004 11:42 PM
Sunday Times South Africa Jan 5 2004 11:13PM ET

Taliban Fighters Increase Attacks

Taliban Fighters Increase Attacks 07/31/2004 09:05 PM
In Afghanistan, attacks against U.S. troops and Afghan forces and civilians have increased steadily in recent months.

Browser based attacks increase

Browser based attacks increase 04/13/2004 06:14 AM

Open season for phishing as attacks soar

Open season for phishing as attacks soar 05/25/2004 10:18 AM
ZDNet UK May 25 2004 2:08PM GMT

Study: Phishing attacks up by 50 percent
per month

Study: Phishing attacks up by 50 percent
per month 08/04/2004 08:14 AM
The number of new phishing attacks reported has risen by an average of 50 percent per month in the first six months of this year, according to the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), which monitors such attacks.

Phishing attacks rose in February, says
group

Phishing attacks rose in February, says
group 03/29/2005 11:03 AM
The number of phishing attacks grew slightly during February, and there was also increased malicious software use, a group that monitors attempts at online identity theft said on Tuesday.

Phishing attacks rose slightly in
February, says group

Phishing attacks rose slightly in
February, says group 03/29/2005 01:59 PM
The number of phishing attacks grew slightly in February at the same time the use of malicious software use was rising, according to the Anti-Phishing Working Group.

News: Phishing attacks rose in February,
says group

News: Phishing attacks rose in February,
says group 03/30/2005 05:42 PM
The number of phishing attacks grew slightly during February, and there was also increased malicious software use, a group that monitors attempts at online identity theft said on Tuesday.

Surge in phishing attacks prompts calls
for change

Surge in phishing attacks prompts calls
for change 05/20/2004 05:34 PM
The successful prosecution of a Texas man convicted in a phishing scheme and sentenced this week was the first conviction of a phisher by the DOJ's Computer Crime and Intellectual Property section.

Phishing attacks rose slightly in
February, group says

Phishing attacks rose slightly in
February, group says 03/29/2005 09:29 AM

Phishing scams rival virus attacks in
email tally

Phishing scams rival virus attacks in
email tally 08/11/2004 06:43 AM
Computer Shopper Aug 11 2004 11:34AM GMT

PHP Blog: phishing attacks - Home Users'
Security Issues

PHP Blog: phishing attacks - Home Users'
Security Issues 02/07/2005 01:31 AM
What is Phishing? ================= Phishing attacks use \'spoofed\' e-mails and fraudulent websites designed to fool recipients into divulging personal financial data such as credit card numbers, account usernames and passwords, social security numbers, etc. By hijacking the trusted brands of well-known banks, online retailers and credit card companies, phishers are able to convince up to 5% of recipients to respond to them.

Internet Commerce Grows 13.2%; Phishing
Attacks Become More Acute and Globally
Diverse

Internet Commerce Grows 13.2%; Phishing
Attacks Become More Acute and Globally
Diverse 07/26/2004 06:02 PM
ECTA Portal Jul 26 2004 9:32PM GMT

Banks turn to alert systems to fight
back against phishing attacks

Banks turn to alert systems to fight
back against phishing attacks 01/25/2004 09:48 PM
Computer Weekly Jan 26 2004 2:07AM GMT

SoBig blamed for fourfold rise in spam

SoBig blamed for fourfold rise in spam 12/09/2003 09:41 AM
ZDNet UK Dec 9 2003 9:17AM ET

Anti-Phishing Toolbar Available. How to
Avoid Bank and Ebay Phishing Scams

Anti-Phishing Toolbar Available. How to
Avoid Bank and Ebay Phishing Scams 12/30/2004 07:54 PM
Tech-Recipes Dec 30 2004 11:09PM GMT

Phishing for the end

Phishing for the end 08/17/2004 04:56 PM
"This site was created with one goal; to create the most comprehensive online archive of information and digital photos of the Coventry Vermont Phish show, August 14th and 15th 2004." Seems odd to think folks went to the trouble of dedicating an entire website to just a single concert, until you learn it was the very last one for Phish.

Gone Phishing

Gone Phishing 01/25/2004 09:50 PM

Phishing behind Google

Phishing behind Google 08/28/2004 01:03 AM

I just received a phishing email purporting to be from PayPal.  No surprise there since I get many of them everyday, but I looked closer at this one because it looked very professionally done.  I looked at the raw message and found this odd link:

This particular phisher is bouncing off Google to hide itself from domain name-based phishing detectors and scanners.  Clever.  Clicking on the link will open a browser to Google's URL search CGI which will automatically redirect the browser to the phishing site at IP address 209.152.181.10.  This trick will bypass phishing detectors that examines only the domain name part of a URL to see if it looks suspicious.

So the lesson here for security developers is to look at all the parameters and to keep track of oh-so-helpful redirectors like Google.  Also, website developers should keep in mind that helpful service is helpful to all, including the bad guys, and they might become an unwitting partner in crime.  For lawyers, it's a new source of income concern.

War Against Phishing Continues

War Against Phishing Continues 03/14/2005 04:32 PM
Phishers and other online scammers are well ahead of law enforcement officials and security experts right now in terms of techniques and tactics.

eBay Goes Phishing

eBay Goes Phishing 01/03/2005 12:35 PM
The popular online auction site rolls out a new approach in tackling account hackers: cut bait.

IE bug provides phishing tool

IE bug provides phishing tool 12/10/2003 05:50 AM
ZDNet UK Dec 10 2003 5:09AM ET

DIY phishing kits hit the Net

DIY phishing kits hit the Net 08/19/2004 05:48 AM
My little fraudster

Phishing and Bouncing

Phishing and Bouncing 09/12/2004 12:36 PM

Looks like the trick of using redirection CGIs at popular website (described in Phishing with Google) is getting popular among phishers. I just got a couple that uses AOL's redir-complex CGI at:

http://r.aol.com/cgi/redir-complex?url=whereever

Note that phishers can use not just the redirecting CGIs, but also those CGIs that use return URL as parameters.  In fact, these types of CGIs are popular among financial institutions and single-sign on services.  For example, both Passport and 3D-Secure uses them.

Do-it-yourself phishing kits appear on
web

Do-it-yourself phishing kits appear on
web 08/21/2004 04:39 PM
Personal Computer World Aug 21 2004 8:48PM GMT

The future of phishing

The future of phishing 04/29/2004 10:42 AM
vnunet.com Apr 29 2004 2:09PM GMT
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