update Phishers are ramping up their use of instant-messaging services instead of e-mail to trick people into revealing personal information, according to a new report.The Anti-Phishing Working Group found that, for the third month in a row, the number of attacks that do not use e-mail has steadily grown. The nonprofit organization, which monitors phishing trends, published the findings for February in its report last week.
"Phishers are using alternative methods to 'phish' for end-user information," the authors wrote. "Previous phishing attacks were based around luring a user to perform an action through social engineering, primarily through spoofed e-mail and Web sites. The use of IM to spoof companies and phish for information is becoming more frequent."
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