Phishing Overtakes Viruses and Trojans

[Rich Tate]

Phishing scams have now officially overtaken viruses and trojans as the number 1 e-mail attack.

Security mail services vendor MessageLabs reported on Monday that in January 2007, one in 93.3 e-mails (1.07 percent) comprised some form of phishing attack. There were fewer e-mails--one in 119.9, or 0.83 percent--infected with viruses.

 

[Martyr]

why go through all the work of a virus to steal passwords when the user will enter them for you right on your own form.

 

[Ockie]

Yeah this doesn't suprise me. Viruses and Trojans latley have been quite inneffected un un rewarding unless if you just want to destruct.

Phishing on the other hand has a lot of financial gain.