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Netcraft: 5,600 Phishing Sites Since December

Posted by timothy on from the not-good-news dept.

miller60 writes "Netcraft has tracked and blocked 5,600 known phishing sites since the December launch of its anti-phishing toolbar, which it has now updated with a risk rating feature that warns users about new sites with phishy characteristics, based on trends observed in known phishing scams. It has also started a service that makes the full list available of phishing sites as a continuously updated feed for service providers and companies to use in mail servers and web proxies." One bad sign: the phishing attacks I see are getting (on average) more professional in their phrasing -- it used to be easy to toss out the trawlers based on their spelling alone.

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  1. Spelling by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    the phishing attacks I see are getting (on average) more professional in their phrasing -- it used to be easy to toss out the trawlers based on their spelling alone

    One could say the same for the /. trolls.

  2. Re:Submit a new site, get a gift? by netcrusher88 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Maybe they send you fish?

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    There's an old saying that says pretty much whatever you want it to.
  3. Re:Submit a new site, get a gift? by EvilTwinSkippy · · Score: 4, Funny
    An e-mail appears in users' inboxes asking them to return a postal address for the prize, which takes 28 days to deliver.

    Or they can collect on their winnings immediately by clicking on this link, with their accound name and password to paypal ...

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    --Dr.W.Edwards Deming
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  5. Phishing Sites by SpaceAdmiral · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've visited Phishing sites before, but I just don't get it. You'd have to be stoned or something to appreciate their music.