Tuesday, February 15, 2005

Microsoft, eBay join antiphishing initiative

Microsoft, eBay, PayPal and Visa <A HREF="http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5575106.html?tag=zdnn.alert">have joined a new antiphishing initiative</A> spearheaded by WholeSecurity, the companies said Monday. Dubbed the Phish Report Network, the effort will attempt to slow the spread of phishing attacks by reporting deceptive Web sites to a central database operated by WholeSecurity, an IT security company based in Austin, Texas. Once a site has been reported to the network and confirmed as fraudulent, the organization notifies all of its members about the URL, allowing companies to block the suspect site and encourage their customers to follow suit.

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