Study Shows Phishers Don’t Really Catch Much
Researchers at Microsoft have discovered that most phishing scams bring in little to no money. Their study blames this on the oversaturation factor.
Source of 75% of sent spam forced offline
A web hosting company allegedly responsible for at least 75% of the daily spam volume worldwide has been forced offline, thanks to evidence gathered by security experts. McColo Corp, based in California, had its service terminated by its ISP, Hurricane Electric earlier today.
Educate yourselves about phishing and how to avoid it
The Anti Phishing Work Group’s Internet Policy Committee (APWG-IPC) and Carnegie Mellon University’s Supporting Trust Decisions Project (STDP) have joined forces to educate consumers about phishing and established the AWPG/CMU Phishing Education Landing Page program.
ICANN Lowers Boom On EstDomains
ICANN, the organization charged with overseeing the address system of the internet, has revoked the right of notorious registrar EstDomains to sell domain names. EstDomains is known as a registrar that caters to phishers, spammers, and other cybercriminals. ICANN handed down its decision after the company’s president was convicted of fraud.
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