The ongoing practice of phishing for personal information, especially financial details like credit card numbers, makes it a low risk/high reward endeavor for criminals. They pump out thousands or millions of emails, hope a few suckers pass along what they want, and use or sell the data.
Google’s dominance in online advertising brings a high level of attention from criminal spammers, much as leading MMORPG World of Warcraft players get besieged by phishers looking for their login information. Google is a hard target to try and crack; their customers may be easier targets. Google AdWords Phish In The Wild
Filed under Adwords, Google
Linked by adsensical on Wednesday, March 26th, 2008