As expected, the first half of 2009 saw online fraud scams continue
to grow and evolve in volume, geographical reach and technical
complexity. Malware and phishing on social networking
sites such as Facebook and Twitter became a mainstream problem.
User protection against these scams such as traditional
antivirus (AV), anti-phishing browser features and other protection
applications could not adequately detect and protect
against new and quickly changing threats on the Internet, leaving
consumers exposed to many cyber dangers.
The majority of malware issues on the Internet continue to originate within the United States and China. These two countries lead in virtually every significant malware statistical category. Other developed countries do not provide the same volume of threats as the USA and China, but still pose a significant danger to Internet users.
Phishing attacks continued to plague the Internet, averaging over 23,000 confirmed, unique attacks per month during the first half of 2009. Overall, phishing continues to be a global problem, with numerous industries and well over 30 different countries experiencing targeted attacks
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