Phishing Attacks Slip For Second Straight Month

Iria · Oct 18, 2005, 01:08 AM

The number of phishing attacks spammed to computer users fell for the second straight month, the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) said last week as it reported on August's scams.

According to the APWG, a collection of over 1,900 companies, banks, ISPs, and government agencies, 13,776 unique phishing attacks were recorded during August, down about 3 percent from July's 14,135. The high tide for phishing attacks was June, which saw 15,050.

But although the number of attacks declined slightly, the number of phishing Web sites actually increased by 15 percent in August over July. APWG tracked 5,259 scam sites in August, up from 4,564 the month before.
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Oct 18, 2005, 01:08 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Phishing Attacks Slip For Second Straight Month The number of phishing attacks spammed to computer users fell for the second straight month, the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) said last week as it reported on August's scams. According to the APWG, a collection of over 1,900 companies, banks, ISPs, and government agencies, 13,776 unique phishing attacks were recorded during August, down about 3 percent from July's 14,135. The high tide for phishing attacks was June, which saw 15,050. But although the number of attacks declined slightly, the number of phishing Web sites actually increased by 15 percent in August over July. APWG tracked 5,259 scam sites in August, up from 4,564 the month before. ___________ Read More / Source: TechWeb