January 20, 2005

Phishing scams continue on the rise

by brian_turner

Phishing scams continue to increase, with the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) publishing figures that cover monitoring over December.

• 9,019 new, unique phishing campaigns
• 1,707 phishing-related sites reported
• 55 targeted companies/brands

Fears that commerce vendors would be specifically targeted were unfounded, as financial institutions became the big focus for phishing attacks.

However, the figures make a clear demonstration of the seriousness of the threat from phishing scams.

For example, in July 2003 there were only 2,625 attacks overall, and the number of phishing related sites has grown at around 25% per month.

Last autumn had seen a particular increase in phishing attacks, as reported in October boom for phishing.

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