Phishing emails increased 81% in 1st half of 2006

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Phishing emails increased 81% in 1st half of 2006

09-25-2006, 07:52 AM,

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Phishing emails increased 81% in 1st half of 2006

Quote: Criminals are increasingly trying to trick citizens into giving them their bank account details...

More than 157,000 unique phishing messages were sent out around the world in the first half of 2006, an increase of 81 percent compared with the six-month period to end-December 2005. Each message can go to thousands or hundreds of thousands of consumers...

"Organized crime is here and they are very interested in phishing. They target home users who have become the weakest link...

Phishers send around e-mails, pretending to be a financial institution or other legitimate organization, and ask to verify personal information such as account numbers and passwords. They target their victims much more closely than before, by tracking down full names and personal interests.

"They skim social networking sites and personal websites. Most people, by now, have left a digital footprint which can be mined," Whitehouse said. ..

full article: http://news.com.com/2100-7349_3-6118920.html?part=rss&tag=6118920&subj=news

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