Hijacked Brands Grew in 2009 Phishing Attacks

The Anti-Phishing Working Group APWG released its Q4, 2009 Phishing Activity Trends Report, which reveals that eCrime syndicates are expanding the base of brands they exploit for online fraud far beyond major financial institutions and online merchants, with the number of hijacked brands reaching...

Anti-Phishing Group: Over 10 Mil Systems Infected

The recently released APWG Phishing Activity Trends Report for Q3 of 2009, details record highs in multiple phishing vectors, but also offers an interesting observation on desktop crimeware infections. Read the full article. ZDNet...

Report: Phishing and Scareware on The Rise

According to a report by the Anti-Phishing Working Group APWG, the number of phishing incidents and rogue anti-malware programs also known as scareware are rising at an “unprecedented rate”. The APWG says that around four fifths of the phishing attack websites claim to offer payment and financial...

New e-crime reporting tool being developed

The Anti-Phishing Working Group APWG hasdeveloped a way for police and other organizations to report e-crimes in a common data format readable by a Web browser or other application, according to a report by Jeremy Kirk CIO.com. Peter Cassidy, secretary general of the Anti-Phishing Working Group...