Phishing - Phishers Taking A Multilingual Approach

Phishers Taking A Multilingual Approach
RSA Security announced today that over the past six months it has seen a considerable growth in the amount of phishing attacks targeting financial institutions in non-English speaking countries. Based on the data processed by RSA Security's Anti-Fraud Command Centre, the portion of attacks targeting such countries now represents almost 40 percent of worldwide phishing targets.
Source: www.it-observer.com

Big holes in net's heart revealed
Research shows that huge swathes of the net are vulnerable to hijack by exploiting weak links between websites.
Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Identity crisis
PORTSMOUTH - Do you know about Dumpster diving, phishing, and shoulder surfing Theyre not examples of new extreme sports. Theyre the tools of identity thieves, crooks who steal personal information. Once they have it, they go to work draining bank accounts and racking up big credit-card bills.
Source: www.seacoastonline.com

Beware of IRS Phishing Scam
They come by the numbers in e-mails targeting internet users. Many of them look pretty official, especially this recent IRS tax refund scam. "They'll click on the link -- go to another website then complete the information and at that point they have been scammed.
Source: www.wtvm.com