Tag: apwg
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Significant rise in Chinese phishing sites
Phishers shown to care little about domain names. In its latest ‘Global Phishing Survey’, the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) reports a significant increase in phishing sites targeting Chinese Internet users. The report mentions 112,000 different phishing attacks in the first six months of 2011, compared to just 42,000 in the previous six months. This rise…
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Security experts pool ideas at European conferences
Research and expertise shared at CARO and AMTSO meetings. Last week saw two major gatherings of top security and anti-malware experts from across the globe, as the third annual CARO conference was held in Budapest, Hungary, followed by a well-attended meeting of the AMTSO testing standards group, which saw the ratification of several significant documents.…
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APWG and FTC combine to fight ID fraud
Agencies join forces to release safety guidance documents. The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) and the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have pooled their resources and experience of combating identity theft and fraud, releasing two guidance documents with advice on avoiding the risk of phishing and ID crime. Released as part of a country-wide campaign currently…