Symantec has reported a new type of phishing attack. In this attack the phishing website shows itself as a well known software company and offers a big discoint upto 80% on their purchase. If user want to purchase the software, website asks for all the details from the user including credit card details. If any users had fallen victim to the phishing site, the phishers would have successfully stolen their confidential information for financial gain.
These websites also use the fake trust seals of some big websites. These links also force users to trust on the website.
This website is also hosted on a newly registered domain but having good ranking on searchr results. They are using some Black hat SEO to get better rank. It was indexed in several popular search engines and had a very high page ranking.Internet users are advised to follow best practices to avoid phishing attacks:
• Do not click on suspicious links in email messages.
• Avoid providing any personal information when answering an email.
• Never enter personal information in a pop-up page or screen.
• When entering personal or financial information, ensure the website is encrypted with an SSL certificate by looking for the padlock, ‘https’, or the green address bar.
• Frequently update your security software, such as Norton Internet Security 2011, which protects you from online phishing.
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