Friday, March 04, 2005

A net for phishermen

Washington Post has an article today on techniques companies are using to spot and block phishing attempts. Among things they look for are:

  • Links to page objects, like graphics, from unauthorized internet addresses
  • High activity from one internet address on a weekend
  • Accessing of numerous accounts from one internet address
  • Domain name registrations that use information that appeared in other fraudulent domain name registrations

It might be a good idea to keep tabs on who's doing a good job of monitoring this activity, and insist anyone you have an account with use their services.

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