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A new extended validation SSL certificate will soon be available to e-commerce sites. A phishing attack has broken new ground by attacking a Scandinavian bank operating a one-time password. The number of conventional phishing attacks dipped slightly last month but the amount of crimeware designed to steal personal data increased, according to the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG). Three-quarters of the net's phishing attacks target eBay and Paypal users, according to new findings. Security experts are warning of a new "widespread" phishing scheme that attempts to dupe users of Google's email service, Gmail, into offering account details in exchange for a bogus cash prize. Phishing was at record-high levels in March, taking advantage of the April 15 tax-filing deadline, according to a recent report by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG). "In the struggle for survival, the fittest win out at the expense of their rivals because they succeed in adapting themselves best to their environment." - Charles Darwin Virus authors appear to have gone on holiday, according to a new report. The latest concern is custom malware that targets internal desktops, writes Gunter Ollmann Nearly two-thirds of all spam relays are located in Taiwan, according to new research. Active duty members of the U.S. Armed Forces may also have had their personal information compromised in last month’s breach of the personal data of 26.5 million veterans. Microsoft yesterday unveiled a global law enforcement campaign aiming to bring down cybercriminal masterminds behind large-scale phishing attacks. An initiative led by the National Consumers League (NCL) has brought together law enforcement organizations, financial services and technical industries to combat the growing threat of phishing. Security firm Panda Labs has hit out at spam, warning it has become an increasingly dangerous threat going beyond the traditional perception of it being nothing more than a nuisance. Scammers have unleashed a common phishing attack against users of New Zealand’s largest auction website, Trade Me. Nearly 40 percent of executives believe their company will be the victim of a successful cybercrime attack, according to a new survey. With tax-time scammers prowling, the IRS wants to take a look at phishing emails being sent to Americans setting up their tax paperwork. Encrypted Secure Socket Layer (SSL) communications between internal corporate employees and external internet applications is "invisible" to companies and so comprises a "risk to the enterprise," new research has claimed. American taxpayers have been receiving a new phishing email that claims to be notification of a refund from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Scammers are taking advantage of an apparent security configuration error on the real federal government website, which allows them to redirect visitors to a bogus website. Phishing and identity theft is becoming more sophisticated and more successful, despite high-profile legal triumphs. David Quainton looks at how the phishers have advanced, and what we need to do to match them