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Searcher October 2007 Paul S. Piper	Phish Pharming: A Newer, More Profitable Aquaculture Detecting e-mail scams.
InternetNews March 3, 2005 Roy Mark	New Senate Bill Looks to Hook Phishers The Anti-Phishing Act of 2005 targets both the e-mail bait and the Web site switch by entering two new crimes into the U.S. Code.
InternetNews February 25, 2005 Sean Michael Kerner	Phishing Attacks Jump 42 Percent An anti-phishing group says scam e-mails that seek users' personal information increased sharply last month. The types of attacks are also expanding. The United States had the most phishing sites, with China and South Korea placing second and third, respectively.
PC World August 2004 Scott Spanbauer	Think Before You Click to Avoid Viruses and Scams Just a bit of caution will keep your PC and your personal data safe... How good is an anti-spyware tool marketed through spam?... Reduce Long Downloads...
InternetNews August 26, 2004 Ryan Naraine	How Not to Get 'Phished' The FTC releases a helpful guide to avoid the lure of phishers, who attempt to steal your identity online.
Bank Systems & Technology July 28, 2006 Gregg Keizer	Phishers Beat Citibank's Two-Factor Authentication Nearly three-dozen phishing Web sites have targeted Citibank business customers with a new scheme that circumvents two-factor authentication.
InternetNews July 21, 2006 Brian Livingston	Phishing Filter Prevents E-Mail Identity Theft Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University have figured out a way to almost entirely detect and filter out phishing e-mails.
InternetNews June 16, 2005 Tim Gray	Browser-Based Attacks on the Rise Browser-based attacks such as pharming and phishing scams are now the fastest-growing security threat on the Internet.
Fast Company May 1, 2007 Alex C. Pasquariello	Fast Talk: Threat Reduction Symantec's Zulfikar Ramzan on figuring out online crime before the criminals do.
Entrepreneur August 2005 Mike Hogan	It's a Trap! Pharming scams -- e-mails that try to scare you and your customers into giving up bank, PayPal or other sensitive information -- are lurking around every corner. Here's how they work, and how you can reduce your risk of being "pharmed."
InternetNews November 19, 2004 Chris Nerney	A Costly Identity Crisis If it seems to you that the phishing/spam problem has gotten worse lately, it (unfortunately) isn't your imagination.
InternetNews November 10, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas	A New Breed of Phish Two exploits launched last week victimized Citibank Australia and SunTrust Bank customers. While SurfControl warned of the exploit, the banks may have been compromised for days.
OCC Bulletin September 8, 2004	FFIEC Customer Brochure To assist depository institutions' efforts in raising customer awareness of identity theft and similar crimes, "Protecting Customers' Personal Financial Information" outlines steps bank customers should take to reduce the risk of identity theft.
IEEE Spectrum April 2006 Paul McFedries	Gone Phishin' Microsoft is right to include antiphishing technology in Internet Explorer 7, because clearly we need all the help we can get.
InternetNews January 10, 2011	PayPal Fends Off Latest Phishing Campaign An unsolicited email attempts to con users into returning a form with their PayPal account login and password information.
InternetNews September 20, 2005 Tim Gray	Logos Mark Legit E-Mail E-mail identification firm Iconix launched a service today that displays sender or brand logos in consumer inboxes to signal authenticated e-mails.
Popular Mechanics February 2006 Brian Krebs	It's 10 PM. Do You Know Where Your Identity Is? Global identity thieves may know their way around your computer better than you do. Learn how to protect yourself in the scary new world of zombies, RATs, Trojan horses and evil twins.
AskMen.com Jasper Anson	How To: Identify Scams Learn to identify scams by taking a look at some of these lesser-known scams -- which are a bit trickier to recognize.
PC Magazine February 15, 2006 Robert Lemos	Caught by Phish Falling prey to online identity theft takes only a few minutes, but the cost can be high.
The Motley Fool August 17, 2005 Dayana Yochim	Go Phish Online scamsters are spawning at alarming rates. Anything rotting in your hard drive? Here are tips on thwarting scammers' advances.
PC World July 2006 Andrew Brandt	Protect Yourself With an Antiphishing Toolbar These browser plug-ins can help make your surfing safer. Netcraft toolbar... Earthlink toolbar with scamblocker... Corestreet SpoofStick...
InternetNews January 20, 2010	Internet Scams a Growth Market RSA queried 4,539 people and found that while more people know about phishing and spam scams than ever before, they're still falling for them in record numbers.
InternetNews November 9, 2006	Scammers Hooking Bigger Phish Fewer people fell victim to phishing attacks this year than last, but those who did were scammed for far more dough, Gartner says.
InternetNews December 7, 2005 Roy Mark	Consumers Whistling Past the Security Graveyard Less than 20 percent of American home computers are adequately protected against viruses, spyware, hackers and other security threats. Nevertheless, an overwhelming majority of users believe they are safe from an attack.
Fast Company August 2004 Scott Kirsner	Something Phish-y Fighting phishing, the online scam that could leave you with a big hole in your pocket.
PC World October 2005 Andrew Brandt	Phishing Anxiety May Make You Miss Messages Swarms of bogus electronic missives deter people from accepting legitimate e-mail.
Information Today June 2005 Phillip Britt	No Phishing Allowed Today, the biggest threats for companies and consumers are the new crimes with funny-looking names: phishing, pharming, and spim.
Wall Street & Technology July 28, 2004 Jim Middlemiss	Gone Phishing In the latest identity-theft scam, fraudulent e-mails trick individuals into coughing up passwords to 'secure' financial data.
Bank Systems & Technology November 29, 2004 Cynthia Ramsaran	Catch of the Day: Banks Face New Phishing Scams Newer and more intelligent phishing attacks target bank customers globally.
InternetNews April 22, 2004 Sean Michael Kerner	Who's Taking the Bait: 'Phishing' Skyrockets Online security groups say the scamming technique used for identity theft is proliferating as fast as viruses, with attacks up over a thousand percent since September.
Bank Systems & Technology August 2, 2005 Phil Britt	Fighting the New Face of Fraud Technology plays a critical role in banking fraud, both in creating new opportunities for fraud and offering new methods to defend against it. Financial services institutions must take a holistic approach to combating fraud.
InternetNews June 22, 2004 Sean Michael Kerner	MasterCard Charges Phishers The credit card company does its part to combat phishing phenomenon.
InternetNews November 25, 2005 Sean Michael Kerner	Can You Spot The Phish Attack? According to data from e-mail security firm MailFrontier, only 4 percent of users can spot a phished e-mail 100 percent of the time.
InternetNews January 11, 2011	ID Theft Scam Targets Coke Fans Here's the latest in a long line of smash-and-grab phishing campaigns is using the soda giant as a lure to steal people's personal information.
InternetNews April 15, 2005 Susan Kuchinskas	E-Filing Up, Fear Down The number of people filing taxes online is growing despite the security traps like phishing and pharming that can trip them up.
InternetNews January 6, 2006 Sean Michael Kerner	EBay, PayPal Rank High on Phish Lists According to year-end 2005 data from research firm Netcraft, eBay and PayPal were the top phishing targets representing 62 percent of attacks.
PC Magazine September 28, 2005 Sharon Terdeman	Spear-phishing on the Rise As if there weren't enough threats to have to watch out for, a variation on phishing that targets employees at specific organizations merits notice.
InternetNews March 7, 2005 Sean Michael Kerner	DNS-Based Phishing Attacks on The Rise Phishers are using a pair of DNS exploits to help give them the illusion of credible domains.
InternetNews June 17, 2005 Sean Michael Kerner	E-commerce Rolls, So Do Threats VeriSign says e-commerce made impressive gains in the first quarter, but pharming and other threats did too.
InternetNews July 16, 2004 Chris Nerney	Trolling For Anti-Phishing Laws President Bush just signed legislation to increase penalties against phishing and other identity theft-related cyber crimes.
InternetNews June 16, 2004 Clint Boulton	ID Theft Costs Victims $2.4B in One Year New Gartner research says millions are duped by online fraudsters through scams such as phishing.
PC Magazine February 3, 2004 Sebastian Rupley	No Phishing Allowed Anti-Phishing.org aims to fight e-mail scams.
PC World August 21, 2006 Andrew Brandt	Privacy Watch: How Bad Guys Exploit Legitimate Sites What you can do to avoid falling for phishers' latest trick.
PC World December 2004 Bob Tedeschi	Protect Your Identity Phishers and other online thieves are targeting your money and personal data--and they're getting sneakier. Here's how to defend yourself, and how to erase the damage if you get scammed.
InternetNews January 5, 2005 Jim Wagner	Netcraft Toolbar Targets Phishing Sites The tool, which is available for Internet Explorer (IE) users, is essentially an Internet community "Neighborhood Watch" that warns users off from URLs believed to host phishing sites, in order to prevent them from handing over sensitive information there.
InternetNews November 30, 2004 Tim Gray	'Tis Also the Season for Online Security Warnings Security experts have a warning for consumers rushing to save time on the Internet: 'Tis the season to be extra careful shopping online. Here are some tips to avoid phishing scams.
InternetNews June 3, 2004 Ryan Naraine	Opera Patches URL-Spoofing Flaw The browser's shortcut icon feature could be manipulated to trick Web surfers into revealing personal information.
Bank Systems & Technology August 5, 2004 Thomas Claburn	MasterCard Goes Fishing For Phishers MasterCard will use NameProtect's technology to detect online scams as they unfold and, in conjunction with law-enforcement organizations, shut them down.