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Top: Society: Crime: Theft: Identity Theft: Phishing  (22)

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Sites:
  • Anti-Phishing Working Group *Cool Site* - Cross-industry global group supporting those tackling the phishing menace. Provides advice on anti-phishing controls and information on current trends.
  • Anti-Phishing: Best Practices for Institutions and Consumers - White paper with detailed advice on controls against phishing. [PDF]
  • Bank Safe Online - Advice from a UK banking industry group about phishing, money mules and Trojans.
  • BBB Online - Phishing - Better Business Bureau's advice on how to avoid and report phishing attacks.
  • CallingID - Free anti-phishing browser toolbar and embedded link checking software alerts the user if it detects phishing and related risks. Commercial products offer mutual authentication of websites and users.
  • Comodo Inc. - Provider of X.509 digital certificates to authenticate genuine website contents, giving consumers greater confidence that they are not interacting with fake websites run by phishers.
  • GeoTrust Inc. - TrustWatch provides free anti-phishing toolbar and browser extensions that identify dubious sites in Google search results.
  • GralicWrap - Free anti-phishing software for Internet Explorer uses fraudulent site reports submitted by users to build a global blacklist.
  • Green Armor Solutions - Sells Identity Cues software to help users recognize fake websites through visual reminders linked to user login details.
  • McAfee - Site Advisor anti-phishing toolbar plus free limited-functionality version.
  • Millersmiles.co.uk - Information about phishing scams.
  • Namkara - Generates domain names that could be used in a homograph phishing attack, or indeed for typosquatting etc.
  • Netcraft - Browser toolbar to report and block phishing sites identified by the toolbar user community. Identifies in which countries websites are hosted as further clues to their authenticity.
  • OnGuard Online - Phishing section of an informational website run by the US Federal Trade Commission. Advises consumers on how to spot, avoid and report phishing attacks. Free phishing awareness videos.
  • Payments News - Phishing-related news from the financial services industry.
  • The Phishing Guide - White paper explains how phishing works and outlines control measures that can be taken by individuals and institutions to minimize the risks. [PDF]
  • PhishTank - Clearing house for information on phishing sites reported by the public plus an open API to integrate the data into anti-phishing applications.
  • Scamdex - Archive of tens of thousands of scam emails in five categories, with advice on avoidance and reporting.
  • Spoof Email Tutorial - Explains how scammers trick people into thinking they're being contacted by eBay.
  • US-CERT Cyber Security Tip on Preventing and Responding to Identity Theft - Straightforward advice for those who fall prey to phishing and similar attacks.
  • Why Phishing Works - Research paper from Harvard evaluated the deceptiveness of typical phishing emails. [PDF]
  • Wikipedia: Phishing - Explains common phishing methods and dangers. Lots of references.

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