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Phishing
Phishing is an attempt to acquire personal information such as usernames and passwords, bank account or credit card numbers, and so on. The term originated as a comparison between phishing for information by using false information as a motivator for a reply, and a fisherman attempting to lure fish with bait. This is most commonly conducted through e-mail, by attempting to pass off the phishing communication as legitimate. While the original attempts were fairly crude and easily detected, phishing attempts have become much more refined. Elaborate phishing operations now involve creating fake websites to go along with the fake e-mails, in an attempt to lure readers into a false sense of security.
Anti-Phishing Act
of 2005
Information on the Anti-Phishing Act of 2005 (S. 472).
AntiPhishing Group
The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) is the global pan-industrial and law enforcement association focused on eliminating the fraud and identity theft that result from phishing,pharming and email spoofing of all types.
Bank
phishing fraudsters learn to spell
Phishing attacks have become more sophisticated, appearing
more legitimate by getting rid of spelling errors and the like.
Beware
of Tax Collectors Gone 'Phishing'
Other phishing attacks use holidays or other annual events,
such as income tax collections, to promote scams. If people have been
dealing
with the IRS recently, they might be more trusting of a message
claiming to be
from the IRS requesting information.
Fighting Back
Against Identity Theft - Federal Trade Commission
The identity theft center of the FTC.
Phishers
Target Facebook Again
New trends in phishing are targeting social networking
sites, such as Facebook.
Phishing
Guide
Technical descriptions of the process, both in terms of how
the attacks are carried out, and how a defense against phishing is
oriented.
Phishing
Scams & Phishing
Scams in Plain English
Two guides to detecting and avoiding phishing attempts.
Proposed Amendments
to Section 1030
A compilation of movements in phishing law.
Recognize
phishing scams and fraudulent e-mails
Microsofts provided information about phishing, as well as
any protections offered by their products.
US-CERT
Current Activity
Many phishing attacks use current events to target potential
victims, such as the recent swine flu scare prompting messages
referencing the
event.
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