Davey Winder
Saturday, 28 June 2008 19:32
Business IT -
Security
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Phishing trends, meanwhile, continue to show growth for
spoofed banks and targeted client attacks. "Primarily, forged elements
belong to the US financial organizations, while the possible victims
are now native English speakers who reside in the US, UK or Canada,
although last weeks BitDefender's researchers received several
notifications about ongoing attacks from Spain, Italy and France"
BitDefender told us.
The Top 10 list of counterfeit business identities in the first half of 2008 includes:
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eBay
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Paypal
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Bank of America
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Wachovia
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Fifth Third Bank
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NatWest
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Poste Italiane
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Sparkasse
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Regions Bank
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Volksbank
"Spammers and phishers continue to improve their skills in replicating
and forging legitimate message characteristics. However, the simple
text e-mails proved their efficiency as well, rounding up the total
figure of ID theft victims to 50,000 each month," said Vlad Valceanu,
Head of BitDefender Antispam Research Lab.