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Phishers chase the well-heeled

November 9, 2006 People with high incomes attract more scam e-mails, and they lose more cash when they're duped, according to a Gartner report. TAGS: phishing, Gartner Inc., income, e-mail

Fighting phishing and defending IM

April 4, 2005 Google adapts its e-mail service to foil online fraudsters. Microsoft is also out to nail phishers, and faces a worm targeting MSN Messenger. TAGS: phishing, MSN Messenger, MSN, IM, worm, Google Inc., e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

FBI warns of twist in extortion phishing scam

January 12, 2007 Pay no attention to e-mails, purportedly from the FBI in London, stating you were next on a murderer's hit list. TAGS: phishing, round, London, e-mail

CipherTrust toolbar adds phish net to e-mail

March 13, 2006 "TrustedSource Toolbar" plugs in to Outlook and Lotus Notes and is designed to fight spam, phishing and fraud. TAGS: CipherTrust Inc., phishing, e-mail security, toolbar, inbox, spam, IBM Lotus Notes, IBM Corp., e-mail, Microsoft Outlook

New scam asks people to fax away data

August 11, 2005 Technique comes as people are increasingly skeptical about entering credit card details in online forms, Sophos says. TAGS: Graham Cluley, phishing, Sophos Plc., fax, form, credit card, e-mail, security

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, DNS, IM, Yahoo! Inc., bank, attack, e-mail

More brands targeted as phishing attacks soar

January 18, 2006 Big commercial names are used in phishing e-mails designed to trick recipients into giving up account information. TAGS: phishing, Websense Inc., keylogging, e-commerce, banking, phishing Web site, business application, brand, attack, e-mail

eBay scrambles to fix phishing bug

March 4, 2005 Criminals could use software bug to create a valid eBay link in scam to rip off people's identity info, auction giant says. TAGS: phishing, eBay Inc., company representative, e-mail

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

This week in phishing

April 8, 2005 Google tests phishing protection for its free Web-based e-mail to alert people to potential fraud. TAGS: phishing, fraud, Gmail, Google Inc., e-mail

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 try a phone hook

April 28, 2006 In a new twist, fraudsters are combining e-mail and spoofed phone systems to try to con people into handing over their details. TAGS: Cloudmark, phishing, twist, service provider, bank, e-mail

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

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, Graham Cluley, MessageLabs Ltd., Sophos Plc., virus attack, bank, attack, trojan horse, code, virus, e-mail, security, malware

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, participant, bank, phishing Web site, recipient, success, HTML, e-mail, security

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, scam, bank, brand, attack, e-mail

Microsoft helps net Bulgarian phishers

January 23, 2006 Eight people who allegedly used fake MSN Web pages and e-mails in international cyberscams are arrested. TAGS: phishing, MSN, credit card, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

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, Time Warner Inc., bank, brand, e-mail

Google phishing scam promises a $400 windfall

November 9, 2005 Aims to trick unsuspecting surfers into giving up credit card data by saying they've won a $400 prize from search giant Google. TAGS: Websense Inc., phishing, phishing Web site, credit card, Google Inc., e-mail

Phishing attacks take a new twist

May 5, 2005 Schemes involving malicious code that intercepts passwords and usernames are on the rise, Websense Security Labs reports. TAGS: Websense Inc., keylogger, phishing, bank, malicious code, researcher, password, e-mail
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