Phishing Trends Report - Third Quarter 2009

Internet Identity released its Phishing Trends Report: An Analysis of Financial Fraud Threats for Third Quarter 2009. 

HIGHLIGHTS


Avalanche continued strong, comprising 36% of all phishing
  • Several smaller banks targeted for the first time
  • Avalanche phishing increased 70%
Attacks against government-controlled servers increased
  • Worldwide, .gov domains were increasingly targeted
Top countries hosting non-Avalanche phishing attacks US hosted 46%
  • South Korea climbed, overtook Germany in September
Number of attacked brands down slightly
  • Banks remain targeted by over 50% of volume
Malware Lab: Analyzing the Avalanche-distributed Zeus malware

Front Line Report: Why “technical” takedowns are a dangerous idea


The full Phishing Trends Report may be downloaded in PDF format.

2010 Event Schedule

Jan 31 – Feb 3, BlackHat DC 2010 Briefings and Training, Arlington, VA

Feb 8 – 10, Credit Union Information Security Professionals Association (CUISPA) Annual Summit , Austin, TX.

Feb 15 – 18, Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG) 18th General Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

March 1 – 5, RSA Conference, San Francisco, CA.

March 7 – 12, ICANN General Meeting No. 37, Nairobi, Kenya.  Rod Rasmussen will be attending as liaison for the APWG.

March 16 – 17, e-Crime Congress, London, UK.

April 12 – 14, Educause Security Professional Conference, Atlanta, GA

May 3 – 5, FS-ISAC, FSTC, BITS Annual Summit, St. Pete Beach, FL.

May 11 – 13, Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) Counter e-Crime Operations Summit 2010, São Paulo, Brazil.

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