Fraud-based Web sites that purport to sell products and services but really only harvest credit card accounts and other personal information are on the upswing, Websense Security Labs*, an Internet content management vendor said Monday (10/11/2004). According to Websense Security Labs, fraud sites outnumber those associated with phishing, a much better-known scam.
Although such fake sites resemble phishing sites -- both try to dupe users into divulging confidential information -- this new category uses a different ploy. Rather than get people to a site by telling them that their credit or bank account needs adjustment, these scams promise merchandise or a service at phenomenal prices. "Fraud sites don't target a specific brand, like phishing attacks and sites do," said Dan Hubbard, the director of security and technology research for Websense.
* an arm of Websense, a provider of content blocking software for enterprises
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