The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), a consortium of cybersecurity firms and Web businesses, is pushing a new initiative to streamline the process of permanently deleting fraud sites from the Web.

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There's an interesting explanation of the origin of the term "phishing" at the Web site for the Anti-Phishing Working Group and it seems to have nothing to do with hippies.

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This year saw the widespread adoption of a tactic for hiding malware delivery sites known as "fast flux, " says Laura Mather, a researcher at the Anti-Phishing Working Group committee and a senior scientist with digital brand protection firm MarkMonitor.

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