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Don't take this bait (but you're safe if you do)

November 29, 2009 Online bank customers who give up their user names and passwords to phishers are protected by zero liability, an industry standard that offers full restitution. (From The New York Times) TAGS: bank, phishing, industry standard, password, security, e-mail

Phishers cash in on ATM cards

August 2, 2005 Online scams lead to an estimated $2.75 billion in losses related to ATM and debit cards over the past 12 months, Gartner says. TAGS: ATM, phishing, Gartner Inc., debit card, bank, strip, security, survey, code, card

Phishing overtakes viruses and Trojans

January 30, 2007 Security experts say phishing attacks are becoming more sophisticated, outnumber e-mails infected with malicous software. TAGS: phishing, MessageLabs Ltd., Graham Cluley, Sophos Plc., virus attack, bank, attack, trojan horse, code, virus, e-mail, security, malware

Phishing fight may be paying off

October 14, 2005 Though the number of phishing sites has hit a new high, swift action is making it tougher to launch attacks. TAGS: phishing, phishing Web site, fight, attack, bank, server

Thunderbird promises to fend off phishers

January 24, 2005 Developers are working to add protection against online fraud to the next version of the open-source e-mail application. TAGS: phishing, Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Corp., open source, domain name, bank, e-mail, Web browser

British banks in talks to fight ID theft

March 10, 2005 RSA Security is in high-level discussions with all the big U.K. banks, as concern over ID theft and data protection rises. TAGS: identity theft, Hannover, bank, phishing, RSA Security Inc., data protection, EMC Corp., U.K., China, security, database, e-mail

Netcraft goes fishing for phishers

December 30, 2004 New plug-in software for browsers aims to help people avoid becoming victims of online fraud. TAGS: phishing, toolbar, bank, Web browser, Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Phishers going after small fry

June 3, 2005 Online fraud scams are increasingly turning their sights to credit unions, according to a new report. TAGS: phishing, union, Websense Inc., phishing Web site, bank, China, e-mail

New phishing attack uses real ID hooks

May 16, 2005 Researchers are tracking an emerging form of phishing that uses stolen identity information to target individuals and their bank accounts. TAGS: phishing, bank, Real ID Act, attack, form, researcher, security, e-mail

Banks bearing the brunt of phishing scams

January 20, 2005 A new Anti-Phishing Working Group report says criminals still mainly target financial services Web sites for their frauds. TAGS: phishing, financial service, financial company, financial services company, bank, scam, brand, attack, e-mail

The secret of phishers' success

April 3, 2006 Scams are sophisticated enough to trap many consumers despite widespread public warnings, a study finds. TAGS: phishing, respondent, bank, participant, phishing Web site, recipient, success, HTML, e-mail, security

Caught in a phishing trap

November 17, 2004 Rise in online identity fraud has companies on the hook: Educate customers or lose them. TAGS: phishing, e-commerce, scam, financial service, personal information, bank, Time Warner Inc., brand, e-mail

Spamhaus: Yahoo major phishing site host

September 6, 2005 Anti-spam group Spamhaus says almost 5,000 sites on Yahoo use the words "bank," "eBay" and "PayPal" in their domain names. TAGS: Spamhaus, phishing Web site, phishing, Yahoo! Inc., PayPal, domain name, anti-spam, domain, London, bank, Internet Service Provider, security, eBay Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Bank of America takes on cyberscams

May 26, 2005 Introduces security features designed to protect online banking customers against phishing, spoofing and spyware. TAGS: Bank of America Corp., cyberscam, online banking, phishing, bank, e-commerce, spyware, image, security, PC

Phishers go after World Cup fans

September 29, 2005 Organizers of the global soccer tourney say fraudsters are using the upcoming World Cup in a con scheme. TAGS: FIFA, World Cup, lottery, phishing, bank, e-mail

Phishers change bait as IM use grows

March 30, 2005 Scammers are increasingly using IM to launch phishing attacks, according to a report. TAGS: phishing, victim, IM, DNS, Yahoo! Inc., bank, attack, e-mail

A phishing wolf in sheep's clothing

March 14, 2005 Scammers are increasingly injecting their own code into legitimate Web page URLs--a threat that could spell trouble for online banks. TAGS: XSS, phishing, bank, criminal, target, attack, server, e-mail

Fighting fraud by baiting phishers

March 31, 2006 RSA Security's newly acquired Cyota overwhelms phishing sites with fake usernames, passwords and credit card info. TAGS: RSA Security Inc., phishing, fraudster, phishing Web site, credential, fraud, bank, credit card, username, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Internet Service Provider, IP address, password, Microsoft Internet Explorer, IP, security

EarthLink lands a win in phishing suit

September 21, 2005 EarthLink incorrectly tells its customers that a legitimate bank is a phishing Web site. But it still wins in federal court. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., phishing, Wisconsin, phishing Web site, bank, telecommunications
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