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Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Two-thirds of phishing scams target single US bank

Customers of the Fifth Third Bank in America were the most at risk from phishing attacks in August, according to figures from antivirus firm McAfee.  Bank of America, Western Union, PayPal, Nationwide, Halifax and the Internal Revenue Service made up the top 10.  The most prevalent internet threat for August was the JS/Wonka Trojan, which downloads other pieces of malicious software onto the victim’s PC.

http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2164096/fifth-third-bank-heads-august

Posted on 09/13
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