The amount of Internet fraud perpetrated using a practice known as “phishing” increased 52 percent from December to January, according to the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG). In January, there were 176 new, unique attack types reported to the group, compared with 116 in December, the organization revealed in its monthly “Phishing Attack Trends” report. Ruses involving eBay, an online auction outfit, were most common during the period, with 51 unique attack types designed to hijack the company’s brand, followed by Citibank, with 35, and America Online, with 34.
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Phishing Scams Jump 52 Percent in One Month
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. February 19, 2004 07:54 AMThe amount of Internet fraud perpetrated using a practice known as “phishing” increased 52 percent from December to January, according to the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG). In January, there were 176 new, unique attack types reported to the group, compared with 116 in December, the organization revealed in its monthly “Phishing Attack Trends” report. Ruses involving eBay, an online auction outfit, were most common during the period, with 51 unique attack types designed to hijack the company’s brand, followed by Citibank, with 35, and America Online, with 34.