The document summarizes a report from Symantec on phishing activity and trends in October 2009. Some key findings include: - There was a 17% increase in overall phishing attacks from the previous month. - 30% of phishing URLs used phishing toolkits, a 24% rise. - Non-English phishing sites rose 45%, with Italian, French and Chinese language attacks increasing. - The US, South Korea and Germany hosted the most phishing sites and lures.