Eddy Nigg (StartCom Ltd.) wrote:
> Alaric Dailey wrote:
>
>> Duane wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Gervase Markham wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> The use of SSL in phishing is on the increase.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Where's the proof of your statement? or is this another thought exercise?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/Latest_phishing_scam_most_devious_ever/0,130061744,139116416,00.htm
>> http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2005/12/28/more_than_450_phishing_attacks_used_ssl_in_2005.html
>>
>>
>
> Well, based on Netcrafts [1] own data of over 200,000 recognized
> pishing sites, 450 sites a year ago is not really a tendency! This is
> about 0.25 % of all pishing sites. Certainly NOT the issue here. Is this
> it, what you are trying to say?
>
>>
>>
> [1]
> http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2006/10/09/september_phishing_site_competition_winners.html
>
>
My only point was that phishing sites that use SSL are on the rise. I
will now refrain from my rant about how legitimate sites who use
self-signed certs are a pox.
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