{{Short description|International cybersecurity consortium}} {{Infobox organization | name = {{Lang|en|Anti-Phishing Working Group}} | logo = Apwg org.png | logo_alt = Organization's logo | headquarters = Waltham Street 405, Lexington, Massachusetts, United States<ref name="aboutus" /> | formation = 2003 | type = 501(c) organization, Nonprofit<ref name="aboutus" /> | leader_title = | leader_name = | main_organ = Steering Committee | parent_organization = | num_staff = | revenue = | website = [https://apwg.org/ apwg.org] }}
The '''Anti-Phishing Working Group''' (APWG) is an international consortium focused on providing guidance and collecting data to reduce the risks of fraud and identity theft caused by phishing and related incidents.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks |date=2021-02-01 |access-date=2024-12-14 |publisher=www.cisa.gov |url=https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/news/avoiding-social-engineering-and-phishing-attacks |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Kirwan |first=Gráinne |title=Cybercrime: The Psychology of Online Offenders |date=2013 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=New York |isbn=978-1-107-00444-3 |pages=107 |edition=2nd |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yR3HAgAAQBAJ&dq=working+group+anti-phishing+inpublisher:university+inpublisher:press&pg=PA107}}</ref><ref name="aboutus">{{Cite web |title=About the APWG |access-date=2024-12-14 |publisher=APWG |url=https://apwg.org/about-us/ |language=en}}</ref> It was founded in 2003 by a US-based company, Tumbleweed Communications in collaboration with banks, financial institutions, and e-commerce service providers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Phishing Activity Trends |date=May 2007 |access-date=2024-12-14 |publisher=Anti-Phishing Working Group |url=https://docs.apwg.org/reports/apwg_report_may_2007.pdf |language=en}}</ref><ref name="aboutus" />
Some APWG members are undisclosed, but as of December 2024, public members of the steering committee include Microsoft, RSA Security, Verisign, PayPal, Adobe, ICANN, Docusign, LinkedIn, Corporation Service Company, and Fortra.<ref>{{Cite web |title=APWG Membership |access-date=2024-12-14 |publisher=APWG |url=https://apwg.org/membership/ |language=en}}</ref> Research partners include the Institution of Electrical Engineers, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, CERT Polska, and other CERT organizations from various countries, including the Czech Republic, Azerbaijan, and Japan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Research Partners |access-date=2024-12-14 |publisher=APWG |url=https://apwg.org/research-partners/ |language=en}}</ref>
==See also== *Scareware *PhishTank
==References== {{reflist}} Though this organisation claims to secure, I have been attempting to post to them, as requested by them but, their services don't seem to work when I post a forwarded to the email the offered the public.
It makes me dubious of the service that is being offered.
== External links == * {{Official website|https://apwg.org/}} * [https://apwg.eu/ APWG European Union chapter]
Category:Organizations based in Middlesex County, Massachusetts Category:Cybercrime Category:Spamming Category:Technology consortia
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