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India Inc Lost $27.8mn in Phishing Attacks in H1 2011: RSA

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RSA, The Security Division of EMC, has released its

findings on phishing attacks in H1 2011 and estimates that India Inc

has lost $27.8mn in H1 2011 alone. A majority of these were targeted

phishing attacks aimed at leveraging known brands in fake emails that

attempt to fool email recipients. RSA has also ranked India as the

third most targeted country for phishing attacks after the US and UK.

Further, in the same period, RSA established that

the US, UK and India made up approximately 51% of the attacks with

approximate losses pegged at $268.9mn. In its October Fraud report,

RSA had estimated that the worldwide losses from phishing attacks

alone amounted to over $520 million during H1 2011.

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Top 10 countries

phishing attack findings

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Country 		style="border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0.02in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;">

Country's No. of Attacks 		style="border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0.02in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;">

Countries' Total Losses (*15.3 hours * $300) 		style="border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0.02in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;">

Change in phishing attack since H2 2010
style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> 1 		style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> USA 		style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> 38619 		style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> 177,260,345 		style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> -3%
style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> 2 		style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> UK 		style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> 13922 		style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> 63,902,632 		style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> -15%
style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> 3 		style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> India 		style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> 6053 		style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> 27,783,753 		style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> +3%
style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> 4 		style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> Australia 		style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> 5085 		style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> 23,338,353 		style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> +3%
style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> 5 		style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> Canada 		style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> 4600 		style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> 21,115,652 		style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> +2%
style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> 6 		style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> Italy 		style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> 3632 		style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> 16,670,252 		style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> 0
style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> 7 		style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> Brazil 		style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> 3511 		style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> 16,114,577 		style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> +3%
style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> 8 		style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> France 		style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> 3087 		style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> 14,169,714 		style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> +2%
style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> 9 		style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;">

United Arab Emirates 		style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> 3027 		style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> 13,891,877 		style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> +2%
style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> 10 		style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> China 		style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> 2240 		style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> 10,279,989 		style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 0.08in 0.02in 0in;"

align="JUSTIFY"> -5%

Note: According to RSA's estimates, the

average uptime for a phishing attack is 15.3 hours, costing $300 per

hour that an attack is live.









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