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PC World March 2005 Scott Spanbauer	Paranoia: The Best Defense Against E-Mail Attacks Criminals may attempt to spread a virus to your computer or hijack your bank account using deceptive e-mails. You can learn to spot e-mail cons by using a handful of investigative techniques and a boatload of common sense.
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 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 March 25, 2005 Susan Kuchinskas	Phishing Attacks Jump 26% Phishers and pharmers up attacks, perhaps in response to decreased results.
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.
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.
The Motley Fool January 3, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	eBay Goes Phishing The popular online auction site rolls out a new approach in tackling account hackers: Cut bait.
InternetNews August 20, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas	Phishers Are Getting Together Free 'phishing kits' on the Web are making this scam easier than ever.
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.
InternetNews May 14, 2010	Facebook's Become a Phisher's Playground Facebook has plenty of security problems of its own making to resolve and, in the interim, professional cyber-thieves are exploiting other vulnerabilities.
PC Magazine January 12, 2005 Dennis Fisher	Scammers Exploit Anti-Phishing Weapon Phishing scammers continue to claim victims, recently damaging the reputa- tion of the most promising technology deployed to thwart them.
PC World October 2004 Andrew Brandt	Privacy Watch: New Services That Peep Into Your Inbox Two companies track recipients' handling of any message that carries a snippet of HTML code.
Bank Technology News April 2004 Karen Krebsbach	Goin' Phishing Growing e-mail attacks threaten banks' bottom lines
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.
Searcher October 2007 Paul S. Piper	Phish Pharming: A Newer, More Profitable Aquaculture Detecting e-mail scams.
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 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.
PC World March 2005 Andrew Brandt	Devious New Phishing Attack Outsmarts Typical Defenses A vulnerability in Windows lets phishers hijack your browser--even when you type the URL yourself.
InternetNews June 8, 2009 Alex Goldman	Symantec Says Phishers Have New Tools Automated toolkits are making it easier to attack services such as Facebook, Twitter and financial services brands.
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 May 14, 2004 Robyn Greenspan	The Deadly Duo: Spam and Viruses, April 2004 The spam volume is rising, e-mail trust is eroding, and viruses are rampant, but Internet users are sending more legitimate messages and CAN-SPAM is making a positive impact.
U.S. Banker February 2005 Michael Sisk	A Phish Story Phishing attacks (in which thieves send mass e-mails supposedly from reputable businesses) are expected to more than double in 2005, and are spreading to small banks.
The Motley Fool November 3, 2006 Selena Maranjian	Toss That IRS Email, Please! Phony notes from a bogus taxman could leave you poorer. With third parties representing the IRS in some collection matters, there is little doubt that there will be rogue emails trying to fleece consumers.
PC World November 2005 Erik Larkin	Threat Alert: Spear Phishing Targeted e-mail attacks try to lure you in with specific, convincing messages.
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.
PC Magazine January 1, 2008 Larry Seltzer	Skype Scares Here's what to keep an eye out for if you're concerned with the newest invasion: Skype phishing.
Bank Systems & Technology June 26, 2006 Nancy Feig	In E-Mail We Trust In an effort to improve the safety of online banking for its customers, KeyBank recently began piloting an e-mail certification service from Mountain View, Calif.-based Goodmail Systems.
InternetNews June 15, 2009 Sean Michael Kerner	Most Users Can't Spot a Phishing Site A new report for VeriSign finds that almost nine out of ten Internet users can't tell if they're on a faked site.
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.
InternetNews April 9, 2010	Phishers Rev Up IRS Scams for Tax Time With tax season in full swing, online scammers are blanketing the Internet with polished messages posing as the IRS trying to entice users to click on a link that could expose their personal information.
PC Magazine February 3, 2004 Sharon Terdeman	The Lookout: Phishing for eBay Users E-mail scams known as phishers continue to evolve.
PC World November 20, 2006 Andrew Brandt	Privacy Watch: Phishers Put Their Lures on Cell Phones Phishing scammers have begun sending deceptive short message service (SMS) messages to people's mobile sets.
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.
InternetNews June 23, 2005 Roy Mark	Confidence in E-Commerce Waning Gartner survey shows one of out three Internet users buying less online, largely because of concerns over data security.
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.
InternetNews June 22, 2004 Sean Michael Kerner	MasterCard Charges Phishers The credit card company does its part to combat phishing phenomenon.
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.
InternetNews May 10, 2010	Phishing Scheme Targets Apple Gift Cards Con artists have zeroed in on Apple Store gift cards for their latest online heist, tricking users into divulging their card and personal information numbers.
InternetNews December 6, 2004 Tim Gray	Phishing Grows with Holiday Shopping Spike Attacks jumped 80 percent in November and now target the workplace.
PC World May 4, 2008 Erik Larkin	Safest Way to Bank Online? Your Cell Phone Phones are off the radar for most hackers today. But Google's Android OS and the iPhone could make them more of a target.
PC World February 26, 2007 Robert McMillan	Phishing Sites Explode on the Web Online criminals are thriving even in the face of new automated defenses.
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.
InternetNews December 6, 2005	Holiday Joy and Fear of E-mail Scams E-mail identification company Iconix this week introduced its "Checking It Twice" program to help consumers identify which of those holiday e-mail messages are safe to open, hoping to help shield Internet users from e-mail scams such as phishing attacks.
InternetNews June 29, 2005 Tim Gray	Cyota Helps EarthLink Bag Phishing Scams EarthLink uses Cyota's technology to tighten its scam-blocking toolbar.
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 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.
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.
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.
PC Magazine February 1, 2008 Neil J. Rubenking	I'm Telling You for the Last Time . . . Not Really I've said it before and I'll keep saying it until everybody gets with the program: Don't click links in e-mail messages!