Online payment services continue to be the favorite target of phishing fraudsters, according to a new report from the APWG.
The anti-phishing trade group said that sector accounted for 38% of detected attacks in the second quarter of 2010. Classified ads and auction sites also came under increasing attack, the group said in its latest Phishing Activity Trends Report, released this week.
Based on combined data from APWG members MarkMonitor, Websense and Panda Security, the report said unique phishing reports in June rose to an annual high of 33,617, down 17% from the August 2009 high of 40,621.
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