Comments on: Phishing Attacks Spike Amid Recession http://www.creditinfocenter.com/wordpress/2009/05/11/phishing-attacks-spike-amid-recession/ For the Up To Date News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:08:53 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Lee http://www.creditinfocenter.com/wordpress/2009/05/11/phishing-attacks-spike-amid-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-1802 Lee Mon, 11 May 2009 16:25:41 +0000 http://www.creditinfocenter.com/wordpress/?p=1189#comment-1802 I totally agree with your assessment that phishing attacks are both on the increase and targeting a lower level in order to evade detection. My own inbox is receiving around 50% more phishing emails than this time last year whilst the more blatant '419' advanced fee ones have all but disappeared. I believe too that identity theft will continue to rise, recession or not, as more and more people come online and participate in social networking which is so susceptible to socially engineered forms of phishing.. I totally agree with your assessment that phishing attacks are both on the increase and targeting a lower level in order to evade detection.

My own inbox is receiving around 50% more phishing emails than this time last year whilst the more blatant ‘419′ advanced fee ones have all but disappeared.

I believe too that identity theft will continue to rise, recession or not, as more and more people come online and participate in social networking which is so susceptible to socially engineered forms of phishing..

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