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Phorcing phishers to drink from the phire hose
From: "Richard M. Smith" <rms () bsf-llc com>
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 11:40:08 -0500
http://news.com.com/Fighting+fraud+by+baiting+phishers/2100-1029_3-6056317.h tml?tag=nefd.top By Munir <mailto:edit () zdnet com au?subject=FEEDBACK:Fighting fraud by baiting phishers> Kotadia Special to CNET News.com Published: March 31, 2006, 7:01 AM PST RSA Security's Cyota division is helping fight phishing attacks by giving the online fraudsters what they want: lots of usernames, passwords, online-banking credentials and credit card numbers. Phishing occurs when cybercriminals set up fraudulent copies of a genuine Web site--usually of a financial institution--and try to lure customers of that organization into visiting the site and entering their login credentials and other personal details. Unfortunately for the phishers, one of the techniques Cyota is using to help protect its banking customers is to pump such fraudulent Web sites with so many fake entries that the genuine details are harder to find, according to Naftali Bennett <http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cyota.com%2Fmanagement-tea m.asp%3Fid%3D1&siteId=3&oId=2100-1029-6056317&ontId=1009&lop=nl.ex> , senior vice president of consumer solutions at RSA and co-founder of Cyota, <http://news.com.com/RSA+acquires+authentication+company/2100-7355_3-5982512 .html?tag=nl> which was acquired by the security giant late last year. "The technique is called dilution: We generate a list of bogus credentials and feed the Web site with false usernames, passwords and credit card numbers. The fraudster may have obtained 30 genuine credentials out of 300--we are trying to make it less worthwhile and more risky for the fraudster," Bennett told ZDNet Australia on Thursday. ...
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