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New guide launched to beat the phishers 
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New guide launched to beat the phishers
By Phil Muncaster | Nov 3, 2008 | Comment Now 
The anti phishing working group (APWG) launched a new best practice guide for registrars today, aimed at making it more difficult for online criminals to register domains for ...
 
Precocious phishers target teen world 
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Precocious phishers target teen world
By Shaun Nichols | Aug 26, 2008 | Comment Now 
A new attack spotted on virtual world Habbo Hotel is causing researchers to worry.
 
Phishers target Google AdWords users 
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Phishers target Google AdWords users
By Clement James | May 7, 2008 | Comment Now 
Security experts at Trend Micro have warned of a Google AdWords phishing attack designed to steal sensitive information..
 
Spear phishers target US students 
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Spear phishers target US students
By Shaun Nichols | Feb 5, 2008 | Comment Now 
A new spear phishing attack is targeting the email accounts of US university students.
 
Phishers cast nets beyond PayPal 
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Phishers cast nets beyond PayPal
By Robert Jaques | Oct 17, 2007 | Comment Now 
Security experts have reported a "dramatic reduction" in the proportion of phishing emails targeting customers of PayPal and its parent company eBay..
 
Phishers casting ever wider nets 
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Phishers casting ever wider nets
By Iain Thomson | Jun 21, 2007 | Comment Now 
114,013 new sites found last week, most using commercially available toolkits.
 
Phishers spreading multiple hooks 
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Phishers spreading multiple hooks
May 31, 2007 | Comment Now 
Financial services still primary target.
 
Phishers slip through Firefox security net 
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Phishers slip through Firefox security net
By Shaun Nichols | Feb 12, 2007 | Comment Now 
Extra backslash allows for bypass of filter.
 
Phishers don't like Mondays 
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Phishers don't like Mondays
By Shaun Nichols | Dec 4, 2006 | Comment Now 
Symantec's 2006 report highlights phishing, zero-days, and rootkits.
 
Phishers more successful than first thought 
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Phishers more successful than first thought
By Robert Jaques | Oct 17, 2006 | Comment Now 
US academics warn that scammers may have success rate of 14 percent.
 
Phishers crack two-factor authentication 
Security
Phishers crack two-factor authentication
By Tom Sanders | Jul 13, 2006 | Comment Now 
Next generation phishing attack spells doom for security system.
 
Bank of Queensland hit by ghost website 
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Bank of Queensland hit by ghost website
By Vivienne Fisher | Feb 14, 2005 | Comment Now 
The Bank of Queensland has issued a warning to customers, after discovering a fraudulent website trying to pass itself off as the bank.
 
Phishers recruiting money mules 
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Phishers recruiting money mules
Nov 4, 2004 | Comment Now 
Phishers are recruiting money laundering "mules" in the UK with "make-money-at-home" offers tendered via email, said a security firm this week.
 
Banks help govt fish the phishers 
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Banks help govt fish the phishers
By Nirmal Chandrasena | May 20, 2004 | Comment Now 
The Federal government, in conjunction with major banks and credit card companies, has launched a campaign to stamp out internet banking fraud.
 
Phishers’ latest internet banking scam 
Security
Phishers’ latest internet banking scam
By Vivienne Fisher | May 17, 2004 | Comment Now 
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