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A Monthly Report from the RSA Anti-Fraud Command Center Phishing Repository

The RSA Online Fraud Report: Intelligence from RSA's Anti-Fraud Command Center. Online fraud is evolving. Phishing and pharming represent one of the most sophisticated, organized and innovative technological crime waves faced by online businesses. Fraudsters have new tools at their disposal and are able to adapt more rapidly than ever. Each month the RSA Anti-Fraud Command Center (AFCC) issues its Online Fraud Report with key statistics from its global phishing repository. The reports also include trend analysis derived from the expertise of the AFCC fraud analysts. The AFCC is a 24x7 war-room that detects, monitors, tracks and shuts down phishing, pharming and Trojan attacks against over 350 institutions worldwide. The AFCC has shut down over 100,000 phishing attacks and is a key industry source for information on phishing and emerging o

.info Domain Safer From Phishing Attacks

Dublin, Ireland November 6, 2008 -- Afilias, a global provider of Internet infrastructure services, today announced that a new Global Phishing Survey released by the Anti-Phishing Work Group (APWG) reveals that the .INFO domain, managed and operated by Afilias, is now safer from phishing attacks. Phishing is the criminally fraudulent process of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and financial information by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic transaction.

Barracuda Networks Detects Surge in Google AdWords Phishing Emails; Expects More Phishing Attacks Leading up to Thanksgiving

Barracuda Networks Detects Surge in Google AdWords Phishing Emails; Expects More Phishing Attacks Leading up to Thanksgiving

Barracuda Networks Detects Surge in Google AdWords Phishing Emails; Expects More Phishing Attacks Leading up to Thanksgiving

Barracuda Networks Detects Surge in Google AdWords Phishing Emails; Expects More Phishing Attacks Leading up to Thanksgiving

Barracuda Networks Detects Surge in Google AdWords Phishing Emails; Expects More Phishing Attacks Leading up to Thanksgiving

Barracuda Networks Detects Surge in Google AdWords Phishing Emails; Expects More Phishing Attacks Leading up to Thanksgiving

Barracuda Networks Detects Surge in Google AdWords Phishing Emails; Expects More Phishing Attacks Leading up to Thanksgiving

Barracuda Networks Detects Surge in Google AdWords Phishing Emails; Expects More Phishing Attacks Leading up to Thanksgiving

Barracuda Networks Detects Surge in Google AdWords Phishing Emails; Expects More Phishing Attacks Leading up to Thanksgiving

Barracuda Networks Detects Surge in Google AdWords Phishing Emails; Expects More Phishing Attacks Leading up to Thanksgiving

Phishing Scams Add to Market Woes

Wall Street's upheaval has put consumers at greater risk for phishing scams, a type of fraud in which individuals try to acquire personal information through deception. The share of spam emails that involved phishing scams has hit a high globally, according to U.K.-based Internet security firm Marshal. Bank of America, Citibank and Wachovia, in particular, have been popular Phishing targets.

An introduction to phishing

The term phishing was coined by ‘crackers’ to refer to the act of tricking people into revealing sensitive or private information. It relies on the fact that asking a large number of people for this information, will always fool at least a small number of people. In a phishing attempt, the attacker would typically create a situation where people believe that they are dealing with an authorized party, such as their bank. The attacker will then ask the victim for sensitive information such as credit card information. Much of this activity is automated and the target is typically a large number of Internet users. Therefore phishing is considered an opportunistic attack rather than a targeted one.

Educate your email users about phishing

Last week one of my clients received the resurfaced American Express phishing email. And yesterday an associate told me a dastardly story about being fleeced out of $2,700 from his Citibank account. This was the result of responding to a phishing email. Although email administrators may be more educated and wiser to phishing emails, we must continue to stick to the basics in reiterating and providing ongoing education to our email end users. As mundane and simple as it may be to us, it’s important to stick to the basics.

Phishers Expand the Number of Top Level Domains Abused in eCrime Scams Domain Name Registration Policy Changes Can Make Big Difference, Study Shows

LOS ALTOS, Calif. & CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The new Global Phishing Survey released by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) this month reveals that phishing gangs are concentrating their efforts within specific top level domains (TLDs), but also that anti-phishing policies and mitigation pr

Barracuda Networks Detects Surge in Google AdWords Phishing Emails; Expects More Phishing Attacks Leading up to Thanksgiving

CAMPBELL, Calif.--(Business Wire)-- Barracuda Networks Inc., the worldwide leader in email and Web security appliances, announced it has seen a marked increase in the number of phishing emails designed to look like Google AdWords Alert emails to subscribers. The URL contained in the email appears to be the legitimate link to the Google AdWords account Web page, adwords.google.com. However, when clicked, the recipient is redirected to a Web site hosted in China that is designed to look like the Google AdWords account home page. “Once again, the social engineering technique used in this campaign is quite sophisticated,� said Stephen Pao, vice president of product management for Barracuda Networks. “The scammers are leveraging the Google brand in the hopes that recipients will trust the sender.

Barracuda Networks Detects Surge in Google Adwords Phishing Emails; Expects More Phishing Attacks Leading Up to Thanksgiving

Basingstoke, UK, 25th November, 2008 – Barracuda Networks Inc., the worldwide leader in email and Web security appliances, announced it has seen a marked increase in the number of phishing emails designed to look like Google AdWords Alert emails to subscribers. The URL contained in the email appears to be the legitimate link to the Google AdWords account Web page, adwords.google.com. However, when clicked, the recipient is redirected to a Web site hosted in China that is designed to look like the Google AdWords account home page.

Barracuda Networks Detects Surge in Google AdWords Phishing Emails; Expects More Phishing Attacks Leading up to Thanksgiving

CAMPBELL, Calif., Nov 24, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Barracuda Networks Inc., the worldwide leader in email and Web security appliances, announced it has seen a marked increase in the number of phishing emails designed to look like Google AdWords Alert emails to subscribers. The URL contained in the email appears to be the legitimate link to the Google AdWords account Web page, adwords.google.com. However, when clicked, the recipient is redirected to a Web site hosted in China that is designed to look like the Google AdWords account home page.

PhishTank Marks Two Years of Keeping Users Safe Online

the award-winning navigation service that makes the Internet safer, faster, smarter and more reliable, today announced its PhishTank anti-phishing service has seen a half-million individual phishing scams reported in the two years since the service was launched. PhishTank is a community Web site, operated by OpenDNS, where anyone can submit, verify, track and share phishing data. OpenDNS, the world’s largest and fastest growing DNS service, uses PhishTank data to keep its users around the world safe from phishing scams.

From phishing scams to pharming

Recent press abounds with new, ‘innovative’ spam and phishing attacks. For years it was just email that organisations had to fear, but this has changed rapidly with attacks now appearing from all directions. Instant messaging, message boards, blogs and, of course, social networks are now all prime spam and phishing waters.

Registrars Make Strides to Protect Internet From Phishing

The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), in consultation with the ICANN Registrar Constituency and several domain name registrars, has published a "best practices" advisory for registrars to help them implement mechanisms to make it more difficult to register and use domains for illicit uses such as phishing, a confidence scheme used to dupe consumers out of personal financial information.

Spike in Bank Phishing Due to Economic Crisis

Remember when you got the phishing scam email claiming that your Wells Fargo account data needed to be updated, but you just deleted it because you don't even have an account with Wells Fargo? Or, how about when Bank of America contacted you to let you know that your account may have been compromised in a recent security breach, but you were too smart for that one as well because you don't do business with Bank of America? Well, the water is a little muddier now and the phishing attacks are seeking to exploit that.

Safari 3.2 secures against phishing attacks

Tags: Apple Safari, Safari 3.2, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Security Administration, Apple Mac OS, Security, Viruses And Worms, Spam And Phishing

Apple turns to Google for Safari anti-phishing

Categories: Apple, Microsoft, Browsers, Spam and Phishing, Spyware and Adware, Data theft, Mozilla, Google, Firefox, Passwords, eBay, Phishing, Arbitrary Code Execution, Malware

MXI Security announces portable anti-phishing tool

AT RSA Europe, MXI Securityâ„¢ announced it is collaborating with financial institutions worldwide to give customers with a portable anti-phishing tool to combat the threat posed by spear-phishing and man-in-the middle online security attacks.

Registrars Make Strides to Protect Internet from Phishing

LOS ALTOS, Calif. & CAMBRIDGE, Mass., BUSINESS WIRE -- The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), in consultation with the ICANN Registrar Constituency and several domain name registrars, has published a "best practices" advisory for registrars to help them implement mechanisms to make it more difficult to register and use domains for illicit uses such as phishing, a confidence scheme used to dupe consumers out of personal financial information.

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