Half of internet users have experienced phishing

According to this article over at the Scotsman, 'Phishers' try to hook half of internet users with spam e-mails.
From the article:

Of those who had lost money as a result of phishing e-mails (one per cent), the majority (53 per cent) were not compensated by either their bank or credit card provider. A further 11 per cent are still waiting for compensation.

Banks are seldom under obligation to provide compensation, with many terms and conditions.

I'm actually fairly surprised that the numbers aren't higher.

Posted by Eric at May 3, 2005 03:57 PM | TrackBack