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Phishing phrequency soars

Boons that land in your inbox
Tue Apr 20 2004, 15:15
A REPORT BY Tumbleweed said that email fraud and "phishing" attacks soared by over 43% last month, with millions of people getting these dubious boons in their inbox every day.

According to the firm, 402 separate attacks were reported in March, with Ebay being the most common target.

But banks were targeted the most during March, with 256 separate attacks.

There's a PDF copy of the report available on the web at this address. ยต

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