Anti-Phishing Working Group

• APWG Reports Record Spike in Phishing Websites

  By Marc Rapport  |  October 24, 2012

  Industry consortium says phishing websites proliferated in the first half of 2012 in numbers not before seen.

• 5 Top Malware Threats to Online and Mobile Banking

  By Robert McGarvey  |  June 6, 2012

  There are threats and then there are just scares. The top five threats that matter are itemized here.

• 5 Top Malware Threats to Online and Mobile Banking

  By Robert McGarvey  |  June 4, 2012

  There are threats and then there are just scares. The top five threats that matter are itemized here.

• Attacks Soar as Avalanche Gang Returns

  By Marc Rapport  |  November 13, 2011

  Phishing attacks have soared as a result of the re-emergence of the Avalanche gang , according to Internet Identity, a Tacoma, Wash.-based Internet security specialist.

• Avalanche Returns, Malware Attacks Soar

  By Marc Rapport  |  November 3, 2011

  The Avalanche gang has re-emerged and phishing attacks have soared, according to Internet Identity, an Internet security firm.

• Meet New FFIEC Guidelines with Secure Browsing

  By Kevin Bocek  |  August 17, 2011

  USB devices are one way to lock down online channel from increasingly pervasive attacks.

• Spyware Surge Continues

  By Marc Rapport  |  August 17, 2011

  More than 10 million new pieces of malware were recorded in the second half of 2010 by one of the companies participating in the international reporting efforts of the APWG.

• APWG Reports Surge in Crimeware

  By Marc Rapport  |  August 4, 2011

  Trade group reports new tactics, blames spear-phishing for corporate breaches.

• Phishing Report Finds Repeat Targeting

  By Marc Rapport  |  July 17, 2011

  A study of 270 phishing attacks between mid 2009 and this past March found that many of the victims were repeat targets.

• Online Only: Experts, Security Firms Find Gaps in New FFIEC Guidelines

  By Natasha Chilingerian  |  July 6, 2011

  Stakeholders argue that guidelines fall short of addressing evolving threats and have tough-to-meet deadline.