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14,000 Phishing Sites in July--An All-time Record
Posted on Sep 12, 2006 by Tom Fragala
Over 14,000 phishing websites were detected in July. And this represents over 154 “brands” (Paypal, banks, credit unions, etc.). Got this from Computerworld.
The number of phishing sites -- or fraudulent Web sites try to fool people into handing over sensitive personal information -- rose to 14,191 in July, an 18% increase over May, the previous all-time high, said the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG). The fraudulent sites mimicked a record 154 brands, up 20% over June and 12% over the previous high, also recorded in May, APWG said.
According to Symantec (via ZDNet), in March 2006, there were nearly 8 MILLION phishing emails sent every day.
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Lomit Patel on Sep 22, 2006
Is your data safe? Here is a great site on all the latest data breaches, from TrustedID.
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