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Pirt2312312312_small[1]The PIRT squad has been having a field day with phishing.  The all-volunteer group of phishing terminators has been having a real impact on phishing.  I thought I would share the top brands fished in May with you, kindly provided by my partners in anti-crime, Paul and Robin Laudanski: 

May 2006 confirmed phish (brand plus total count for May):

  1. PayPal – 520
  2. eBay – 309
  3. Bank of America – 37
  4. Barclays – 36
  5. Wells Fargo – 36
  6. Chase – 33
  7. WAMU – 28
  8. HSBC – 20
  9. MasterCard – 18
  10. e-gold – 17
  11. Nationwide – 17
  12. Citi – 16
  13. BancorpSouth – 14
  14. Postbank.de – 12
  15. Halifax – 11
  16. NetBank – 11
  17. Laredo Nat’l Bank – 10
  18. Nat’l Australia Bank – 10
  19. Western Union – 10
  20. National Credit Union – 9

Link here.

So, here’s to the old PBS appeal — we need more volunteers!  Killing phishing sites is fun and quite satisfying.  Click here to become part of PIRT and help make a difference

 

Alex Eckelberry