Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Top Ten Countries Hosting Phishing Attacks


The U.S. continues to be the top hosting country for phishing attacks by a considerable margin for the eighth consecutive month; in June, the U.S. hosted 63% of the phishing attacks identified by RSA.

Australia and Canada remained as top hosting countries while South Korea, which has been one of the top three hosts for several months, dropped to the seventh position, hosting just 3.5 percent of attacks in June.

More interesting data: Cybercriminals Widely Using Public Social Networks to Give Command and Control Orders to Banking Trojans.

The Australian Competition & Consumers Commission (ACCC) released statistics showing that people reported 550 online dating scams in 2009.

With free dating sites, it is estimated that at least 10 percent of new accounts created each day are from scammers.

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Source: RSA Anti-fraud Command Center


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