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Sunday, December 17, 2006

Phishing - Irish consumers wising up to phishing scams 


Irish consumers wising up to phishing scams 
New research indicates that online banking users are getting more savvy when it comes to responding to e-mails purporting to come from banks and building societies.

Bill introduced to amend IT Act 
NEW DELHI: A bill to amend the Information Technology (IT) Act of 2000 to address rising cases of cyber crime and data theft was introduced in the Lok Sabha yesterday.

'Rock Phish' blamed for surge in phishing 
The first thing you need to know about Rock Phish is that nobody knows exactly who, or what, they are. Wikipedia defines the Rock Phish Kit as "a popular tool designed to help nontechnical people create and carry out phishing attacks," but according to security experts, that definition is not correct.

Phishing Scams Soared in October 
The number of phishing Web sites set up to impersonate banks and steal people's financial and personal data skyrocketed in October to 37,444, the highest on record, according to stats released this week. The Anti-Phishing Working Group reports that 52 percent more phishing sites were recorded on the Internet than a month earlier and nine times as many as were spotted in October 2005. The steep ...