Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 12, 2006
Highest ever numbers of phishing sites and brands, reports APWG.
154 brands were recorded as targets for phishing attempts in July, according to the Anti Phishing Working Group (APWG), a global coalition dedicated to fighting online fraud, in its report of statistics for the month. The figure is the highest since the APWG began collating its figures. Over 93% of those targeted were financial service institutions.
Also in the report were the number of individual phishing sites spotted (14,191), the average uptime of a phishing site (4.8 days) and the longest recorded uptime for a site (31 days). Almost 30% of these sites were hosted in the US.
Contributing data to the report were, among others, Panda Software and Websense. A report covering August, compiled by RSA Security, implies the number of targeted brands later fell rapidly.
The full APWG report can be found (in PDF format) here. Learn more about the project at their homepage.
Posted on 12 September 2006 by Virus Bulletin
