Phishing Shows No Sign of Abating
According to the latest phishing attack trends report by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), the number of sites infecting PCs with password‐stealing "crimeware" reached an all time high of 31,173 in December, an 827 percent increase from January of 2008.
Other highlights from the 2nd Half 2008 report include:
● Unique phishing reports submitted to APWG recorded a yearly high of 34,758 in December.
● Unique phishing websites detected by APWG during the second half of 2008 saw a constant increase from July–October had a high of 27,739.
● The number of unique keyloggers and crimeware-oriented malicious applications also reached an all‐time high in July, reaching 1,519.
● Financial Services continues to be the most targeted industry sector during the second half of 2008.