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Photo: Browser searches for scams

December 1, 2004 Deepnet Explorer 3.1 groups browser tabs and sounds an alarm if it suspects a phishing site. TAGS: phishing Web site, phishing, Web browser, photograph

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 Web site, phishing, Websense Inc., kit, security

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 Web site, phishing, fight, attack, bank, server

Automated phishing on the rise

November 23, 2004 Increase in number of phishing Web sites suggests scammers are improving their techniques, experts say. TAGS: phishing, phishing Web site, bank, trojan horse, member, technique, security

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., domain, PayPal, customer service, domain name, anti-spam, eBay Inc., Internet Service Provider, bank, security, London, Microsoft Corp.

Antiphishing toolbar for Firefox released

May 25, 2005 New plug-in for open-source Web browser can help protect users against attempts to swipe sensitive information. TAGS: phishing, phishing Web site, toolbar, Firefox, Web browser

Browser promises to fend off phishers

November 22, 2004 Update to free browser will warn people if a Web site looks like a phishing scam, its maker says. TAGS: Deepnet Technologies, phishing, phishing Web site, Graham Cluley, Web browser, Mozilla Corp., security

Microsoft enlists new buddies for antiphishing trip

November 17, 2005 Three more companies will provide lists of confirmed phishing Web sites for Microsoft's security tools. TAGS: phishing, phishing Web site, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Internet Explorer, MSN, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows

'Phishing' attacks rocket in November

December 15, 2004 EarthLink and MSN were hard hit by the 29 percent increase in fraud, according to a new report. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., phishing, phishing Web site, MSN, accounting, attack, China, Internet Service Provider, brand

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, phishing Web site, Yahoo Search, Internet Service Provider, Yahoo! Inc., Web browser, PC

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

This week in phishing

April 1, 2005 Microsoft files 117 lawsuits against people who it charges created phishing Web sites designed to look like pages hosted by the software giant. TAGS: phishing, Norton Co., Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows ME, phishing Web site, Symantec Corp., lawsuit, flaw, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, security

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

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

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, phishing Web site, FaceTime Communications, Apple QuickTime, News Corp., phishing, worm, Websense Inc., profile, F-Secure Corp., link, security company, blog, video, security

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, PHP, target, Web page, bank, security, e-mail, server

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, brand, Websense Inc., DNS, trojan horse, attack, security, Microsoft Corp.

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 Web site, phishing, VeriSign Inc., expert, domain name, Internet Service Provider, service provider, server

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: phishing, RSA Security Inc., phishing Web site, fraudster, credential, fraud, username, bank, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, credit card, Internet Service Provider, IP address, Microsoft Internet Explorer, technique, password, IP

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., security, e-mail
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