OpenDNS Announces May 2009 PhishTank Findings
In May 2009, PayPal, Google and Bank of America Among the Most Targeted Brands
Jun 4, 2009 — SAN FRANCISCO -- OpenDNS (www.opendns.com), provider of the award-winning navigation service that makes the Internet safer, faster, smarter and more reliable, today announced May 2009 statistics for PhishTank.com, the free community Web site where anyone can submit, verify, track and share phishing data. During the month of May, the PhishTank community voted nearly 70,000 times on nearly 25,000 suspected phishes. In addition to eBay and PayPal, which routinely appear in the list of the top most spoofed brands, last month's PhishTank list also included Bank of America. OpenDNS is the world's largest, fastest-growing DNS service. PhishTank is the only consumer-friendly, anti-phishing effort that publicly shares timely phishing data.
Highlights from the May 2009 PhishTank statistics include:
Total number of votes by the PhishTank community: 69,446
Total number of unique, suspected phishing scams reported: 24,661
Country hosting the most phishing sites: United States
Percentage of phishing sites hosted in United States: 34
Median time it took for the PhishTank community to verify phishes: 37 hours, 43 minutes
For more detailed information about PhishTank's May statistics, including graphics you can use on your Web site and the full list of most spoofed brands, please visit: http://www.phishtank.com/stats/2009/05/
About PhishTank
PhishTank is operated by OpenDNS and is the first and only effort of its kind. Launched in October 2006 to coincide with National Cyber Security Awareness Month, the site employs a sophisticated voting system that requires the community to vote "phish" or "not phish," reducing the possibility of false positives and improving the overall breadth and coverage of the phishing data. PhishTank makes all phishing data it accumulates public and available via programmable APIs, which allow other software developers to incorporate the anti-phishing data into their tools. The open access is intended to encourage the sharing of information and increase the chance of eliminating phishing all together. For more information about PhishTank, please visit: www.phishtank.com
About OpenDNS
OpenDNS is the leading provider of free security and infrastructure services that make the Internet safer through integrated Web content filtering, anti-phishing and DNS. OpenDNS services enable consumers and network administrators to secure their networks from online threats, reduce costs and enforce Internet-use policies. OpenDNS is used today by millions of users and organizations around the world. For more information about OpenDNS, please visit: www.opendns.com
Highlights from the May 2009 PhishTank statistics include:
Total number of votes by the PhishTank community: 69,446
Total number of unique, suspected phishing scams reported: 24,661
Country hosting the most phishing sites: United States
Percentage of phishing sites hosted in United States: 34
Median time it took for the PhishTank community to verify phishes: 37 hours, 43 minutes
For more detailed information about PhishTank's May statistics, including graphics you can use on your Web site and the full list of most spoofed brands, please visit: http://www.phishtank.com/stats/2009/05/
About PhishTank
PhishTank is operated by OpenDNS and is the first and only effort of its kind. Launched in October 2006 to coincide with National Cyber Security Awareness Month, the site employs a sophisticated voting system that requires the community to vote "phish" or "not phish," reducing the possibility of false positives and improving the overall breadth and coverage of the phishing data. PhishTank makes all phishing data it accumulates public and available via programmable APIs, which allow other software developers to incorporate the anti-phishing data into their tools. The open access is intended to encourage the sharing of information and increase the chance of eliminating phishing all together. For more information about PhishTank, please visit: www.phishtank.com
About OpenDNS
OpenDNS is the leading provider of free security and infrastructure services that make the Internet safer through integrated Web content filtering, anti-phishing and DNS. OpenDNS services enable consumers and network administrators to secure their networks from online threats, reduce costs and enforce Internet-use policies. OpenDNS is used today by millions of users and organizations around the world. For more information about OpenDNS, please visit: www.opendns.com
