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Phishing for bank customers has boomed this year
The UK has seen an 8,000% increase in fake internet banking scams in the past two years, the government's financial watchdog has warned.
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) told peers it was "very concerned" about the growth in "phishing".
The amount of cash stolen in the first half of 2006 was £23.2m, the committee was told, and was likely to be £22.5m in the second half of the year.
Come up with a way to stop idiots entering their security details into phishing sites and I'm sure the banks would bite your hand off.
Phishing for bank customers has boomed this year
The UK has seen an 8,000% increase in fake internet banking scams in the past two years, the government's financial watchdog has warned.
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) told peers it was "very concerned" about the growth in "phishing".
The amount of cash stolen in the first half of 2006 was £23.2m, the committee was told, and was likely to be £22.5m in the second half of the year.
Come up with a way to stop idiots entering their security details into phishing sites and I'm sure the banks would bite your hand off.
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