METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PREVENTING UNAUTHORIZED ACQUISITION OF USER INFORMATION

摘要

The embodiments provide methods and systems for detecting and preventing phishing of a user's information, such as their username and password. In one embodiment, a website detects as a threshold matter whether the user has arrive at the site due to an automatic redirection from a prior visited site or by the user having clicked on a link to the website from the previous site. If this threshold is met, then the prior website is evaluated based on various criteria to determine if it appears to be a phishing site. If phishing is suspected, then the user may be notified and various other protective actions may be performed.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for detecting a phishing attack by a referring website, the method comprising:
identifying a referral from a referring site to a destination site; obtaining information from, or relating to, the identified referring site; determining whether the referring site is a phishing site based on the obtained information; and providing a warning indicating that the referring site is a phishing site when it has been determined that the referring site is a phishing site.