Phishing scams harder to pull off, group says
The length of time a phishing site remains online has dropped to an average of 5.5 days, a sign that countermeasures to stop fraudulent Web sites are being enacted with increasing speed, according to the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), which monitors phishing trends and online crime.
"It’s a complete victory," said Peter Cassidy, secretary general of the APWG. "It means the work by the forensic and counterphishing community is working."
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