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Kits help phishing sites proliferate

February 27, 2006 Security experts says December's 65 percent growth in crook sites is due to increasing availability of phishing toolkits. TAGS: phishing, phishing Web site, Websense Inc., security company, kit, security

Opera adds security layer

December 19, 2006 New features designed to alert users if the site they are visiting is legitimate or a phishing site. TAGS: Opera Software, phishing, phishing Web site, security, Web browser

Phishers hijack IM accounts

October 16, 2006 Scammers are sneaking into instant-messaging accounts to send out lures for their information-thieving Web sites. TAGS: phishing, Yahoo! Inc., phishing Web site, IM, link

Keylogger spying at work on the rise, survey says

May 16, 2006 Companies may have the best antivirus, anti-spyware and firewall software, but that hasn't stopped rise in spyware. TAGS: Websense Inc., keylogger, survey, phishing Web site, phishing, spyware, organization, anti-spyware, firewall, antivirus

Alert sounds alarm on phishing imposters

March 29, 2006 Phishregistry.org uses "fingerprint" of real site to root out fakes on the Web, then tells businesses if they've been targeted. TAGS: CipherTrust Inc., phishing, phishing Web site, 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, Internet Service Provider, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, IP address, password, Microsoft Internet Explorer, IP, security

New antiphishing shield serves up ads

March 27, 2007 Software displays a Yahoo search page, including sponsored ads, when surfing to a known phishing site or mistyping a Web address. TAGS: phishing, Yahoo Search, phishing Web site, paid search, Internet Service Provider, Yahoo! Inc., Web browser, link

Worm uses QuickTime to spread on MySpace

December 4, 2006 Playing a rigged video on MySpace embeds the malicious file and adds phishing links to people's profiles. TAGS: MySpace, FaceTime Communications, News Corp., phishing Web site, Apple QuickTime, phishing, worm, Websense Inc., profile, security company, F-Secure Corp., expert, blog, video, security, link

Phishers catch on to the Net's 'long tail'

September 12, 2006 Online scammers are no longer targeting just the best-known brands, according to a new report. TAGS: phishing, phishing Web site, Websense Inc., brand, DNS, attack, trojan horse, security, Microsoft Corp.

Yahoo adds phishing shield

August 22, 2006 New feature lets Yahoo users customize the login page to foil information-thieving phishing scams. TAGS: phishing, Yahoo! Inc., company representative, phishing Web site, security, PC

DNS service promises safer, faster browsing

July 11, 2006 OpenDNS to look up Web sites and block dangerous URLs, but it'll display ads if you enter a nonexistent Web address. TAGS: DNS, phishing, phishing Web site, VeriSign Inc., domain name, expert, service provider, server, Internet Service Provider

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., e-commerce, banking, keylogging, phishing Web site, business application, brand, attack, e-mail

New tool enables sophisticated phishing scams

January 10, 2007 Tool automatically creates dynamic phishing sites that pull in data from the target Web site, RSA says. TAGS: phishing, RSA Security Inc., fraudster, phishing Web site, target, PHP, bank, security, server, e-mail

PayPal to offer password key fobs to users

January 12, 2007 Passwords generated for one-time use are designed to increase security for PayPal and its account holders. TAGS: PayPal, phishing, eBay Inc., phishing Web site, password, security, Google Inc., Firefox

Phishers set hidden traps on eBay

March 31, 2006 Click on a specially crafted listing, and you could get a nasty surprise. But eBay is on the case. TAGS: phishing, eBay Inc., online payment, scam, phishing Web site, PayPal, England, password

Microsoft to fight phishers in Europe

March 20, 2006 Will sue fraudsters who spoof MSN and other Web properties, expanding a legal campaign already under way in the U.S. TAGS: phishing, Brussels, Europe, phishing Web site, MSN, Internet service, Microsoft Corp., Internet Service Provider

Survey: Are domain registrars free-speech friendly?

February 2, 2007 MySpace successfully pressured one registrar into pulling the plug on a domain after a password list appeared. Would others follow suit? TAGS: registrar, domain name, court order, suspension, survey, domain, MySpace, phishing, phishing Web site, New Orleans, request, owner, order, credit card, password

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

Neighborhood watch for phishing launches

March 27, 2006 A search is on for volunteers to handle reports of suspected online scams and to help take down fraudulent Web sites. TAGS: phishing, online scam, volunteer, scam, Sunbelt Software, EMC Corp., phishing Web site, security company, anti-spyware, security, e-mail
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