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According to the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), phishing attacks are reaching a point of sophistication where even the most Internet-savvy user could be fooled, ZDNet UK reports.
Phishing is where unsuspecting users receive emails that attempt to fool them into disclosing online banking passwords, by sending them to a site that mimics the look and feel of their bank's Web site.
But phishing is no longer only about banks. The APGW warns that the organisations targeted by phishers have diversified, and the phishers' HTML skills have greatly improved.
According to the APWG, a new phishing method that people should be wary of is where the user receives an email from their ISP and when they click on the link, they are taken to the ISP's legitimate Web site in the main browser window; however, a new window pops up requesting their credit card information be entered. As pop-ups rarely display URL information, the user is less likely to be suspicious.
The APWG was formed in November 2003 to provide a forum for financial institutions and other organisations to share information in order to deal with the increasing number of phishing incidents.
Phishing is where unsuspecting users receive emails that attempt to fool them into disclosing online banking passwords, by sending them to a site that mimics the look and feel of their bank's Web site.
But phishing is no longer only about banks. The APGW warns that the organisations targeted by phishers have diversified, and the phishers' HTML skills have greatly improved.
According to the APWG, a new phishing method that people should be wary of is where the user receives an email from their ISP and when they click on the link, they are taken to the ISP's legitimate Web site in the main browser window; however, a new window pops up requesting their credit card information be entered. As pop-ups rarely display URL information, the user is less likely to be suspicious.
The APWG was formed in November 2003 to provide a forum for financial institutions and other organisations to share information in order to deal with the increasing number of phishing incidents.
