· An estimated 59 million phishing e-mails are sent each day. · About 1 in 6 are opened. · The average loss per victim in 2006 was $1,244, compared with $257 in 2004. · Victims recovered an ...

The Facts On 'Phishing' By Joel Roberts December 24, 2004 / 6:10 PM EST / CBS Here's more from Randall Pinkston's report on the dangerous Internet crime known as "phishing." ...

Phishing is a type of cyberattack that uses disguised email to trick the recipient into giving up information, downloading malware, or taking some other desired action.

The claim: Hackers use visually similar characters to deceive people in online phishing schemes Online attackers bent on stealing personal information are using a visual deception to trick people ...