Phishing attacks decrease on Azerbaijani Internet market

From the last decade of June, 2011, number of phishing attacks on AzNET decreased by 59.9%, Netcraft analytical company reported.

According to report, fraud cases on each 555 website in Azerbaijan (*.az domain) has one productive phishing attack.

The analysis is based on the NetcraftToolbar program, which is a MozillaFirefox and Internet Explorer module. The program warns user about potentially dangerous Web resources, as well as the number of prevented phishing attacks.

According to Netcraft, the NetcraftToolbar is installed on 2,779 PCs in Azerbaijan.

Phishing attacks are committed to carry out the mass sending of e-mails on behalf of popular brands. The letter often contains a direct reference to a false website. Users provide valuable information to scammers that allow them to gain access to their bank accounts.


/APA/