A third of dodgy emails are phishing attacks

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Sep 5, 2006 7:05 AM EDT
Reg Developer; By John Leyden
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The lazy, hazy days of summer witnessed a continuation of the ongoing shift from large-scale virus outbreaks toward phishing and more targeted attacks, according to a study by net security firm MessageLabs. Online criminals are developing sophisticated new phishing attacks and Trojans that exploit widespread vulnerabilities, such as the much publicised MS06-040 vulnerability.

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