For anti-phishing tools to work, phishing sites must be identified to analyse and to warn people about.
Sites like Web of Trust allow users to share information about phishing sites, but scores of similar tools exist and as it would be counter-productive for each to maintain their own database of phishing sites.
PhishTank centralises phishing reports and [...]
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Introduction to new phishing techniques
Many users are still unaware of the dangers that phishing could mean for their life’s. They might now that hackers try to lure unsuspecting users to fake websites hoping that their victims would try to supply login information, credit card details or social security numbers while trying to use the service. Those users already have difficulties identifying those first generation phishing websites that undoubtedly look and feel more professional with every passing day.
