Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), Phishing Activity Trends for February 2007 (8 pages, PDF)
“The number of phishing reports received by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) came to 23,610 in February, a drop of over 6,000 from Januarys previous record high of 29,930. ► For the first time ever recorded by the APWG, the United States of America has been surpassed as the top national jurisdiction for the hosting of crimeware-spreading websites. China has moved into the top spot with 46.44% of such sites in February and USA dropping to second place with 39.24%. ► The APWG saw a total of 135 brands being hijacked in February. That month saw a continuation of the January trend with many types of websites historically not typically targeted for phishing scams – such as social network portals and gambling sites – being spoofed. APWG notes that fewer brokerages were attacked in February than in January. However, more banks, credit unions and a large number of international banks and brands were spoofed. The number of unique websites hosting keyloggers reached an all time high in February with 3,121, up from 1,750 in January and eclipsing the previous record of 2,945 websites hosting keyloggers recorded in June, 2006.”
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