Fight the Phish

The Castle Cops Phishing Incident and Termination (PIRT) Squad have been having a busy time. This volunteer based force of phish chasers are really begining to make a difference and are actively working on taking down phishing sites.

Paul and Robin Laudanski, the owners of CastleCops have compiled a list of the top twenty brands targeted by phishers.

May 2006 confirmed phish (brand plus total count for May):

1. PayPal - 520
2. eBay - 309
3. Bank of America - 37
4. Barclays - 36
5. Wells Fargo - 36
6. Chase - 33
7. WAMU - 28
8. HSBC - 20
9. MasterCard - 18
10. e-gold - 17
11. Nationwide - 17
12. Citi - 16
13. BancorpSouth - 14
14. Postbank.de - 12
15. Halifax - 11
16. NetBank - 11
17. Laredo Nat'l Bank - 10
18. Nat'l Australia Bank - 10

1. Western Union - 10
2. National Credit Union - 9

Anti phishing volunteers are always welcome, if you want to join the fight then Click Here to become part of PIRT