Web community fights phishing

Vote-based anti-phish system launched.

A new database of phishing sites has been launched, with an open-source, community focus. The system, labelled

PhishTank

, is run by web firm

OpenDNS

, who will be using data from it to help block its users from accessing dangerous sites.

Registered users of the

PhishTank

system can enter details of sites they believe to be engaged in phishing, or even submit them via email, and can also submit false positive reports to clear the name of mislabelled sites. Data is also taken from other sources, and the system refers to itself as a ‘central clearing house’ for phishing-related information. The data is made available to all via the site and a free API is provided to allow integration into other systems.

The launch was timed to coincide with

the

NCSA

‘s ‘National Cyber Security Awareness Month’

. The

PhishTank

site is

here

.

Posted on 03 October 2006 by

Virus Bulletin