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An IT security firm has unveiled an online "neighborhood watch" website in a bid to clamp down on phishers. »Jeff Scheel has joined PassMark Security, Menlo Park, Calif., as corporate development officer. He will be in charge of managing and expanding strategic partnerships, increasing international business, and overseeing the company’s voice authentication solutions. Scheel previously served as president and CEO of Vocent. www.passmarksecurity.com More than 20 percent of email users receive more than five phishing emails every day, according to a new report. In 2006, chief security officers will have to battle ever more sophisticated viruses engineered to target applications such as instant messenging and text messaging, a new report produced jointly be the Department of Homeland Security and National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) has warned. The long-running IT security hangover caused by the Sober worm has finally come to an end, newly published threat monitoring data claimed today. According to the latest monthly malware report from Fortinet, the worm’s activity “spectacularly dropped” on Jan. 6, as it made the transition from its spreading phase to an update phase. The Bulgarian National Services to Combat Organized Crime (NSCOC) agency has arrested an ring of eight individuals who allegedly operated an international phishing operation. The number of phishing attacks have soared to a new high in the last year, according to a new report by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG). Phishing is as lucrative as it is prolific. According to the latest official figures from UK payments body, APACS, phishing scams and Trojan keystroke loggers were behind UK online bank fraud totalling £12m in 2004; while BlackSpider Technologies estimates that nearly seven million phishing emails have been sent across the UK in the last month alone. Looking to get last minute holiday presents online? Online security firms are advising consumers to use caution this December as they make up for lost time by ordering items with the click of a mouse. New York state could soon empower officials to go after online fraudsters using fake emails to bait Empire State residents and businesses. Nearly 25 percent of PC users are targeted by monthly phishing attempts, according to a national online safety study. CSOs and governance officers aren't the only ones studying up on compliance regulations. Phishers are also getting governance-savvy, sending bogus emails that pretend to bring customers in line with new guidelines for financial organisations. The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) today stepped up its efforts to combat internet fraud by promoting technological solutions. Despite the spiraling threat from identity theft, most consumers who were recently approached by complete strangers on the streets of New York freely gave up personal and sensitive data, which could be used by cyber criminals to crack account passwords or to steal identities outright. Senator Patrick Leahy has taken another aim at phishers by reintroducing his Anti-Phishing Act of 2004. Trojan-based attacks will take over from email phishing in the U.S. and Europe as trojans become more sophisticated and harder to stop, according to a new report. FIFA has warned users to be wary of a phishing campaign aimed at taking advantage of money-hungry football fans. A Japanese man received a 22-month prison sentence after he created a fake website of Yahoo Japan in order to steal personal information from users of that portal. The sentence was suspended for four years. Blended threats are the next big thing for those who want to attack your firm. It’s time to get on the case, says Jim Carr Brazilian police have captured 85 people suspected of operating a multi-million dollar high-tech theft operation.