APWG, a phishing enforcement association, recently released its Q3 report on phishing in 2009.
The report indicates that more than 40,000 unique phishing reports were submitted in the quarter, the highest level in history. Unique phishing websites were also record-setting. Phishing, as defined in the report, considered both social engineering as well as technical subterfuge in order to steal personal data.
Some interesting data from the report:
The report contains quite a lot of very specific data about phishing and malware, it's a good read.
Via lockergnome