Strathclyde ANTI-PHISHING AS A WEB-BASED USER SERVICE Scam

Strathclyde ANTI-PHISHING AS A WEB-BASED USER SERVICE Scam Strathclyde University Associates - This paper describes the recent phenomenon of phishing, in which email messages are sent to unwitting recipients in order to elicit personal information and... More

Strathclyde ANTI-PHISHING AS A WEB-BASED USER SERVICE Scam Strathclyde University Associates - This paper describes the recent phenomenon of phishing, in which email messages are sent to unwitting recipients in order to elicit personal information and perpetrate identity theft and financial fraud. A variety of existing techniques for addressing this problem are detailed and a novel approach to the provision of phishing advice is introduced. This takes the form of a Web-based user-service to which users may forward suspect email messages for inspection. The AntiPhishing Web Service rates the suspect email and provides a Web-based report that the submitter may view. This approach promises benefits in the form of added security for the end-user and insight on the factors that are most revealing of phishing attacks. Keywords detail as Phishing, spam, email scams. Strathclyde University Associates Introduction. Phishing scams are an increasingly common method of identity theft. They Less