Chat III: Phishing Reports Received by APWG from January, 2006 to January 2007 Source: Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) The count of phishing reports as reported by APWG is very alarming owing to the fact that companies that are victimized by phishing may not report these instances to law enforcement. Unlike some other types of Internet-based crime, such as hacking, that may be conducted surreptitiously, phishing, by its nature, involves public misuse of legitimate companies’ and agencies’…
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