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Cross-industry global group supporting those tackling the phishing menace. Provides advice on anti-phishing controls and information on current trends.

Better Business Bureau's news, alerts and examples of phishing emails.

Gives some real-life examples of the scam and tips on avoiding it.

Explains how scammers trick people into thinking they're being contacted by Ebay.

Explains some common phishing methods and dangers.

Describes problems with current proposed and actual antiphishing solutions and proposes specific steps to stop phishing now.

A global, cross-industry consortium fighting phishing and spoofing attacks that lead to identity theft and brand distrust.

White paper with detailed advice on controls against phishing.

Tips and information to help detect and avoid phishing attacks.

Sells Identity Cues software to help users recognize fake websites through visual reminders linked to user login details.

Company offers digital certificates to authenticate websites. Site provides technical information about phishing techniques.

Peer-reviewed paper presents findings from the author's research to uncover phishing networks and an analysis of the phishing infrastructure.

News stories about phishing.

Browser extension that displays the actual domains of websites as they are visited, regardless of what is shown in the browser's URL address bar.

White paper explains how phishing works and outlines control measures that can be taken by individuals and institutions to minimize the risk.

Article about phishers using stolen bank customer secrets to create duplicate bank cards and withdraw cash from ATMs.

Report explains control measures that might be suitable for banks etc. to protect themselves and their customers against phishing attacks.

Straightforward advice for those who fall prey to phishing and similar attacks.

Free anti-phishing software uses fraudulent site reports submitted by users to build a global blacklist.

Phishing section of an informational website run by the US Federal Trade Commission. Offers advice on how to spot, avoid and report phishing attacks.

Anti-phishing toolbar with limited functionality free version.

The Phishing Incident Reporting and Termination team aims to respond quickly to phishing sites and get them taken offline as soon as practicable.

Antiphishing browser extensions identify the certification status of sites listed in Google search outputs.

Research paper from Harvard evaluated the deceptiveness of typical phishing emails.

National Cyber Security Alliance website advises consumers on basic information security practices to avoid phishing and other forms of attack.

Advice from a UK banking industry group about phishing, money mules and Trojans.

A gallery of phishing messages claiming to come from banks, credit card companies, and auction houses. Learn to recognize fraud by studying these examples.

Anti-phishing browser toolbar that runs 54 checks against websites visited and raises alerts if it detects phishing or dubious practices.

Clearing house for information about phishing plus an open API to integrate anti-phishing data into applications.

Advice to banks from the Comptroller of the Currency Administrator of National Banks on how to deal with phisher attacks.

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