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Hook, Line, and Sinker: Phishing Attacks Going "Professional"

Overview This paper from Trend Micro details the evolution of phishing scams, from John "Cap'n Crunch" Draper's phone phreaking of the 1970s to the sophisticated spoofed e-mails and cloned Web sites favored by phishers today.

The paper details five modern phishing techniques and explains how they are used to defraud online consumers of their valuable personal and financial data. Download this important resource for a comprehensive list of best practices and other measures that can help protect users from the lure of phishing emails.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Trend Micro	File Format	PDF
Date Published	October 2006	Downloads	6
Format	White Papers
Topics	Network Security, Intrusion Detection Systems, Spam and E-mail Marketing, Anti-Hacking

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