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Calif. gov. signs law to punish 'phishing' scams

October 1, 2005 Bill is first of its kind in the United States. TAGS: phishing, law, California, U.S.

Phishers go fishing in July

August 23, 2005 The number of "phishing" incidents in which Internet users are tricked into giving up personal information was down slightly in July, according to a new report. TAGS: phishing, Websense Inc.

China becoming haven for phishers

March 30, 2005 China is playing host to a growing number of phishing scams, according to recent research. TAGS: phishing, China

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

Shorter URLs help phishers hook more victims

December 3, 2007 Cybercriminals are shrinking host names of malicious sites to lend them an air of legitimacy, according to security researchers. TAGS: phishing, victim, Sophos Plc., blog, security, researcher, link, character

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, income, Gartner Inc., e-mail

Phishing complaints double in Australia

June 16, 2005 Financial agency says the problem is accelerating so fast a general warning to raise awareness is necessary. TAGS: phishing, complaint, Australia

Phishing attacks skyrocket in 2004

December 6, 2004 The number of phishing e-mails intercepted by MessageLabs jumps from 337,000 in January to 2.5 million in November. TAGS: MessageLabs Ltd., phishing, e-mail

Police arrest phishing mob suspect

November 11, 2004 A suspected Russian mobster is believed by U.S. law enforcement to be behind a series of phishing scams. TAGS: phishing, identity fraud, e-mail

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., kit, security

Images: Phishers hook into EarthLink

December 15, 2004 An e-mail made to look like a legitimate request from EarthLink attempts to lure people to a fake Web site. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., phishing, e-mail

Secure RSS feeds from SimpleFeed

February 6, 2006 SimpleFeed offers a corporate RSS-feed service safe from phishing, spam and viruses. TAGS: RSS, RSS feed, phishing, virus

U.K. moves to tackle phishing

June 1, 2005 A U.K. government proposal would mean the scammers behind phishing attacks could face up to 10 years in jail. TAGS: phishing, U.K.

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, IM, MSN, worm, Google Inc., e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

Fraud abroad remains 'uphill battle' for eBay

March 11, 2008 Phishers in Romania, Russia, and China have "no fear of real punishment," eBay manager says at e-crime conference. TAGS: Romania, eBay Inc., fraud, phishing, Russia, China, London

Report: Cost of phishing not so high

December 1, 2004 Online scams will snatch less money from consumers' pockets than analysts have estimated, a financial firm contends. TAGS: TowerGroup, phishing, e-commerce, online retailer, researcher, brand, e-mail

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

Microsoft speeds up phishing shield for IE 7

December 16, 2006 In some cases the antiphishing feature that protects against fraudulent Web sites in Internet Explorer 7 bogged down Windows PCs. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, phishing, Microsoft Internet Explorer, frame, Web page, Microsoft Corp., CPU, Firefox, security, Web browser, Microsoft Windows
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