Corporations hounded by phishing campaigns
Corporate brands are being attacked more widely by phishing campaigns, according to a new report. (SmartPlanet.com)
Phishers expand brands, shift gears
New data from the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) shows more brands are being abused than ever in phishing campaigns, while mass phishing attacks are on the decline. (DarkReading.com)
Gone Phishing: How major websites get hacked
Though the targets of the recent headline-making attacks are big media organizations, security experts warn that anyone who works online may be at risk from the same malicious technique: phishing. (NationalGeographic.com)
FX Broker Warns IB’s Against Possible Phishing Scams
Introducing brokers operating in the margin FX business have been hit by a spree of counterfeit emails posing as their broker. In the email, introducers were being directed to a dummy page that mirrored the domain name of the broker, in the case of FXCM, their IB’s were being re-directed to their partner section. (ForexMagnates.com)
Social engineering and phishing attacks are getting smarter, but are employers?
A new study on user risk shows that employers are willingly conducting user awareness training, but only half of them follow-up with additional tests to gauge such training’s effectiveness. (CSOOnline.com)
Police warn of phishing scam with fake Verizon email
Police are warning of a phishing scam involving an email that appears to have been sent from Verizon. (abc27.com)
Phishing scam targets employees and students of UT
University of Texas (UT) has cautioned employees and students of a phishing e-mail campaign aiming at them. (SpamFighter.com)