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Phishers snare Salesforce.com data
News Once the phishers had the contact list, they attempted to phish Salesforce.com customers. Not content with the security breaches already achieved, the phishers began to target Salesforce.com customers with malware. [08 Nov 2007]
Phishers spawn more keylogger attacks
News Phishers are increasingly using new methods to nab sensitive information from internet users, according to data from Websense Security Labs. The technology, which records the keystrokes of people using infected machines, could be designed to help... [05 May 2005]
Phishers turn to fax scams
News Phishers have added a new lure to their tackle boxes: emails that ask people to fax sensitive information to bogus security investigators. We've seen a few attempts of this in the last few days, where phishers are trying out a new technique with... [12 Aug 2005]
TechNet Webcast: Phishers, Spammers and Scammers: Criminals of the Internet (Level 200)
White Paper The presenter helps to understand Phishers, spammers and scanners, and how to better secure the network from these threats. The attendee of this webcast will learn how criminals use the Internet to infiltrate the security of the network. [10 Jul 2008]
Phishers branch out to smaller bank scams
News While in the US, internet security firm Websense has warned that phishers are targeting customers of smaller banks in an attempt to evade detection. Collier said ASIC received complaints from both individuals and companies alike and although the... [17 Jun 2005]
Phishers turn their aim on corporate networks
News The phishers then pose as payroll providers and try to use the information they have harvested to get yet more personal details from a company's HR department. As these phishers get more sophisticated this is the way it is going. [22 Apr 2005]
Phishers going after platinum
News Gartner analyst Avivah Litan said: "While we can't say phishers were targeting these people, we can say they did get more phishing email than others. It could be because of the lists they are on, which phishers find attractive. [10 Nov 2006]
Fighting the Phishers: Suggested Countermeasures for the Phishing Phenomena
White Paper There are simple technological remedies and policy changes that companies can make to mitigate some of the risk of revealing sensitive data to phishers. Download Fighting the Phishers now. At the end of the day, however since phishing is really... [02 May 2007]
Fighting back against the phishers
News It has even been claimed that phishers have been posing as payroll providers to try and steal personal details from corporate HR departments. The next development in the war on phishers is likely to be the adoption of two-factor authentication to... [06 Sep 2005]
'Phishers' who conned Brits arrested
News The increasingly devious and ingenious methods employed by phishers to trick users and ape the appearance and functionality of established online sites - such as banks and e-tailers - certainly supports that assertion. [05 May 2004]
Jonathan Steel's Blog: Beware phishers
Comment Note for all those phriendly phishers out there - I am not a customer of SouthTrust Corporation, nor of LloydsTSB, so think it unlikely that I would need to provide either with my personal details but nice try. [11 Jul 2005]
Phishers still reeling in thousands of Brits
News Although LloydsTSB's email claimed it will never ask customers to divulge personal data, and provided a freephone number for customers who wanted to check the validity of the email, such a lack of clarity across the industry helps create a culture... [03 May 2005]
Microsoft hooks up with anti-phishers
News In this manner, phishers steal bank account details, credit card information and Social Security numbers, and they use this data to defraud businesses and their customers. Microsoft on Wednesday announced that it will donate $46,000 worth of... [22 Jul 2004]
Phishers adding VoIP to their bag of tricks?
News In a new twist on phishing, fraudsters are sending out emails that attempt to trick people into sharing personal information over the phone. Cloudmark, a San Francisco-based email security company, said it has seen two separate attacks this week. [28 Apr 2006]
Leader: Phishers raise their game
Leader This morning news broke that the Nationwide building society had suffered the theft of a laptop which contained customer account information. The Financial Services Authority is currently investigating. [14 Nov 2006]
