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name = PhishTank |
name = PhishTank
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logo = [[Image:Phishtank logo.png]] |
logo = [[Image:Phishtank logo.png]]
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type = Offshoot of [[OpenDNS]] |
type = Offshoot of [[OpenDNS]]
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key_people = [[David Ulevitch]] (Founder & CEO)
foundation = 2006 |
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location = [[San Francisco, California]] |
key_people = [[David Ulevitch]] (Founder & CEO) |
industry = [[Computer industry|Computer]]
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industry = [[Computer industry|Computer]]|
products = |
products =
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revenue = |
revenue =
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operating_income = |
operating_income =
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net_income = |
net_income =
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num_employees = 10 <!-- http://www.opendns.com/who/ -->|
num_employees = 10 <!-- http://www.opendns.com/who/ -->
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parent = OpenDNS |
parent = [[OpenDNS]]
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subsid = |
subsid =
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homepage = [http://www.phishtank.com/ www.phishtank.com]
homepage = {{URL|https:/www.phishtank.com}}
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foundation = 2006
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location = [[San Francisco, California]]
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'''PhishTank''' is an anti-[[phishing]] site.
'''PhishTank''' is an anti-[[phishing]] site.

Revision as of 00:12, 22 April 2016

PhishTank
Company typeOffshoot of OpenDNS
IndustryComputer
Founded2006
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Key people
David Ulevitch (Founder & CEO)
Number of employees
10
ParentOpenDNS
Websitewww.phishtank.com

PhishTank is an anti-phishing site.

PhishTank was launched in October 2006 by entrepreneur David Ulevitch as an offshoot of OpenDNS. The company offers a community-based phish verification system where users submit suspected phishes and other users "vote" if it is a phish or not.

PhishTank is used by Opera,[1] WOT,[2] Yahoo! Mail, Mcafee, APWG, CMU, ST Benard, Mozilla, Kaspersky, Firetrust, Officer Blue, FINRA, Message Level, SURBL, Sanesecurity for ClamAV,[3] Career Builder, Site Truth, Avira,[4] C-SIRT,[citation needed] and by PhishTank SiteChecker.[5][6]

PhishTank data is provided gratis for download or for access via an API call, including for commercial use, under a restrictive license.

See also

References

  1. ^ PhishTank Blog » Blog Archive » Welcome Opera Community!
  2. ^ PhishTank Blog » Blog Archive » WOT uses PhishTank data
  3. ^ "Signatures - Sanesecurity ClamAV: Phishing, Spam & Malware Signatures".
  4. ^ Friends of Phishtank
  5. ^ PhishTank Blog » Blog Archive » SiteChecker brings PhishTank into Firefox
  6. ^ PhishTank SiteChecker