Internet Has Never Been More Dangerous

From InformationWeek an article reporting how malware and phishing schemes are becoming more common.  Here's an excerpt:

Between January and June this year, the number of fake antivirus programs detected grew by 585%, according to a report released on Wednesday by the Anti-Phishing Working Group.

During the same period, the number of banking trojans, designed to steal account information for financial sites, increased 186%.

The number of phishing Web sites reached 49,084, the second highest number recorded since the record of 55,643 in April, 2007.

And the number of hijacked brands hit an all-time high of 310 in March and remained at a high level through June.

Read the article here. 

Posted by Jon Lutz