Online fraud rings are increasingly turning to automated systems that are driving the number of malware and phishing attacks to all-time highs, according to the Anti-Phishing Working Group.
The number of sites infecting PCs with password-stealing crimeware reached an all-time high of 31,173 in December, an 827% increase from January 2008, according to the international coalition created to combat electronic crime.
The number of unique keyloggers and crimeware-oriented malicious applications, meanwhile, rose to an all-time high of 1,519 in July, the group said.
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