Phishing Facts

• Approximately 1.2 million computer users in the USA suffered losses due to phishing in the 12 month period from May 2004 and May 2005. Financial losses were estimated at approximately $929 million..
   
• US businesses lose an estimates $2 billion every year due to phishing.
   
• Losses from web banking fraud in the UK - the majority of which was due to phishing - rose from £12.2 million in 2004 to £23.2 million in 2005.
   
• 5% of surfers claim to have suffered financial loss due to phishing in 2005.

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Phishing - Useful Links

Here are some links which you may find useful if you’re concerned about phishing:

Anti-Phishing Working Group
Information of phishing, current trends and the latest scams.

The Phish Report Network
Anti-phishing community with news and updates run by Symantec.

Netcraft Toolbar
Download the Netcraft anti-phishing toolbar here.

Ebay Toolbar
Download the Ebay toolbar here.

Cloudmark
Download a free 15 day trial of the Cloudmark toolbar here.

Comodo
Download free security tools from the Comodo site here.

Phishing - What’s Your IQ?

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