A Distributed Phishing Disruption System
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Conventional techniques for combating phishing have focused primarily on detecting phishing web sites and preventing users from revealing their passwords to such sites. This passive form of defense is by its nature incomplete and does nothing to protect users that do reveal their passwords. Combating the phishing threat requires more than simple avoidance—it requires a more active approach to disrupting even successful phishing
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