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Microsoft launches internet fraud alert system

...and Training Alliance (NCFTA). It is supported by organisations including Accuity, the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), eBay, the Federal Trade Commission and PayPal, Microsoft... Read more

18 June, 2010 by Matthew Broersma

Avalanche Gang: The Ultimate Bank Robbers?

...one of the most sophisticated and damaging on the Internet" by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) was only responsible for a paltry four conventional... Read more

23 October, 2010
Mitigate Web Phishing Using Site Signatures

Mitigate Web Phishing Using Site Signatures

...provide sensitive information, which the phisher then steals. Statistics published by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) show that, at the end of Q2 in... Read more

27 August, 2010

Automated phishing on the rise, experts say

...the reach of their work, research has found. Security experts from the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) have witnessed massive increases in the number of... Read more

23 November, 2004 by Dan Ilet

Phishers improve bait as they target ISPs

...where even the most Internet-savvy user could be fooled, said the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) on Wednesday. Phishing is where unsuspecting users receive... Read more

5 February, 2004 by Munir Kotadia

Website-based malware hits all-time high

...other sensitive information is rocketing, according to a new report from the Anti-Phishing Working Group. The number of URLs with hidden code for stealing... Read more

11 December, 2008 by Elinor Mills

Phishing attacks soar as more brands are targeted

...975 attacks launched in November 2004, said the report published by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), an industry consortium that provides information on phishing... Read more

18 January, 2006 by Tom Espiner

Banks still top targets for phishing scams

...latest figures released by an organisation working to fight the scams. The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), a consortium of businesses and law enforcement officials... Read more

21 January, 2005 by Matt Hines

Open season for phishing as attacks soar

...phishing attacks grew at an alarming rate in April, according to the Anti-Phishing Working Group. Phishing is an Internet scam where official-looking emails... Read more

25 May, 2004 by Munir Kotadia
Phoolproof Phishing Prevention

Phoolproof Phishing Prevention

Phishing, or web spoofing, is a growing problem: the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) received almost 14,000 unique phishing reports in... Read more

11 April, 2006

Symantec warns of spike in job-related spam

...theme, moments after his acceptance speech. Crimeware explodesIn a separate advisory, the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) said on Friday that the number of websites... Read more

23 March, 2009 by Victoria Ho

Phishing sites double in April

...of unique phishing sites, according to a report by industry association the Anti-Phishing Working Group. The number of unique sites detected by the Anti... Read more

24 May, 2007 by Tom Espiner

Experts gather for cybercrime conference

...overall efforts to combat the cybercriminals," said Dave Jevans, chairman of the Anti-Phishing Working Group, who is slated to speak at the event later... Read more

22 January, 2007 by Joris Evers

Security experts criticise government database plans

...a hundredfold increase in the number of anti-phishing alerts by the Anti-Phishing Working Group." Day said that government-held personal details could be... Read more

19 January, 2007 by Tom Espiner

Cut-price phishing toolkits pose growing threat

...vice president of security research for Websense and a representative of the Anti-Phishing Working Group. "[Phishing kits] have been around for years but the... Read more

16 October, 2006 by Munir Kotadia

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