PhishSpot's mission is to combat phishing. The aim is to protect consumers from Identity Theft where personal, credit or other sensitive information is collected by phishing and fraudulent means on the Internet. We also work with authorities to shut down these phishing sites, as well as educate members about how to detect phishing scams. Phishing and Identity Theft may be an inevitable part of our society's technological evolution, but it is not unstoppable - we believe that by fighting back, reporting scams and by using sophisticated anti-phishing solutions we can effectively combat phishing.
PhishSpot's membership is open to qualified financial institutions, online retailers, ISPs, the law enforcement community and solutions providers. We have two types of memberships, individual and corporate.
Individual Membership
Individuals who work for eligible organizations may join as Individual members. Individual membership is FREE and includes access to the Phishing Report, newsletter and eligibility to participate technology trials. Read more...
Corporate Membership
Eligible organizations may join as Corporate members. Corporate members includes access to the Phishing Report, newsletter, Phishing Repository and eligibility to receive real-time notifications of new phishing attacks. Read more...
"Phishing have cost U.S. consumers $500 million, according to a study sponsored by Truste and NACHA. Three-quarters of wired Americans have noticed an increase in phishing incidents during the past few months, with one-third saying they've receiving e-mails sent under fraudulent pretenses at least once a week."
