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Information Technology News Phishing up 180 percent in six months
Information Technology News Phishing up 180 percent in six months | Phishing up 180 percent in six months |
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| by Davey Winder | |
| Sunday, 27 July 2008 | |
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In the year 2000 just 3.5 million people were using online banking according to APACS figures released this week. That number has jumped to more than 21 million last year, a rise of some 505 percent. Featured Whitepaper
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This, APACS concludes, is largely because the banks own systems have proved extremely difficult for the criminals to attack successfully. "Online banking has changed the way we access our bank accounts, and is now second nature to many of us" says Sandra Quinn, Director of Communications at APACS. "In the future we expect more and more people to use online banking to make payments rather than just checking balances" she adds, warning "we strongly urge banking customers to make sure they remain wary of online scams such as unsolicited emails claiming to be from their bank, and to only use a fully protected PC with regularly updated anti-virus software and a firewall installed and switched on." APACS has published a Banking Safely Online advice guide to help remind online banking customers of the need to stay vigilant and follow simple safety procedures when banking online. Greg Day is an analyst at one of the largest security vendors, McAfee, and has been looking at exactly why there has been such a large jump in the number of phishing attempts so far this year. How do reuse, awareness and growth figure in the cybercriminal phishing strategy? Read on to find out... CONTINUES |
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