Phishing uncovered

The Honeynet Project has released several papers in which they uncover techniques and working methods of hackers and spammers. The latest version is about phishing. The papers are based on observations and data collected with so called honeynets, servers that simulate more or less vulnerable networks or services. They attract malware and hackers that exploit vulnerabilities of a service and record the activities during an exploit of the honeynet. The collected data and the following research provide insight in techniques, developments and tactics.

The paper on phishing shows how servers are hacked to provide a base for the phishing mails and web sites and the way personal information is harvested.