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The month of August marks a much anticipated return to school for both parents and students, but it appears that the subject of education is just as popular in the cybercrime underground this time of year. RSA has observed an increased supply of cybercrime courses, lessons, counseling and tutoring offered to fraudsters in rather official-looking models, mimicking the activity of legitimate schooling SENIOR FRAUDSTERS OFFER SCHOOLING FOR NEWCOMERS It has never been uncommon in the underground to see senior actors offer up advice to  newbies on how to commit fraud. More recently, seasoned criminals are even willing to  share more of their time and expertise to teach willing would-be criminals the ins and  outs of cybercrime – for a fee. RSA has been seeing an increase in ads by established criminals advertising courses they  commonly carry out via Skype videoconferencing. To add value, “teachers” are offering  interesting fraud courses, following th...

The RSA Monthly Online Fraud Report offers the latest information on global phishing and malware trends.  RSA Monthly Online Fraud Report - June 2013 from EMC Academic Alliance

This report, “Hacktivism and the Case of Something Phishy,” offers insight on the latest global phishing and cybercrime trends.  Some key pointers from May 2013   Phishing Attacks per Month -  In April, RSA identified 26,902 attacks launched worldwide, marking a 10% increase in attack volume from March. Number of Brands Attacked -  In April, 311 brands were targeted in phishing attacks, marking a 20% increase from last month. Of the 311 targeted brands, 52% endured five attacks or less US Bank Types Attacked  U.S. nationwide banks continued to be targeted by the highest volume of phishing attacks (73%) in April, while regional banks saw a slight decline from 20% to 12%. Top Countries by Attack Volume The U.S. remained the top country on the chart, targeted with 46% of the total phishing volume in April. The UK accounted for 11% of the attack volume, a 2% decline from March while South Africa remained the same with 9% of attack volume. Top ...

The RSA Monthly Online Fraud Report examines the latest phishing global phishing and cybercrime trends.  Fraud Report: RSA Monthly Online - April 2013 from EMC Academic Alliance

This white paper explores the current state of cybercrime and what organizations can expect in 2013. Topics include malware development, hacktivism, DDoS attacks and online account takeover. Fraud Report: The Current State of Cybercrime 2013 from EMC Academic Alliance

The RSA monthly fraud report discusses the value of an email address to a cybercriminal and how email account takeovers can lead to identity theft.  Fraud Report: RSA Monthly Online Fraud Report - March 2013 from EMC Academic Alliance

This monthly report highlights the most recent phishing trends witnessed by RSA in January 2013. Read more via  RSA Monthly Online Fraud Report -- February 2013 from EMC Academic Alliance

The January 2013 report highlights the latest fraud and phishing trends from RSA's Anti-Fraud Command Center.  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What is RSA Fraud Report ? " Each month the RSA Anti-Fraud Command Center issues the RSA Online Fraud Report that includes a monthly highlight as well as over a half dozen charts with analyses featuring phishing trends such as top ten countries attacked, most used attacked vectors, and other data from the Center’s global phishing repository. " ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Read More via  RSA Fraud Report: January 2013 from EMC Academic Alliance