Phishers more organized and dangerous

Everyone's pretty aware of how sophisticated phishers are getting these days, and now it's obvious they're also getting pretty business savvy, as they're developing scams specific to industries such as banking. According to one research firm, online criminals are discovering ways to get around the two-way authentication systems many banks have put in place by focusing on the token systems used to provide temporary passwords to online customers. The scam lures users into giving up the password information so phishers can then gain account and data access. As one security expert notes, the latest phishing scam shows criminals are getting much more organized in their attack strategies.

For more on the latest phishing scam:
- see this article at InfoWorld