Scam artists who target online banking customers are adapting their techniques to try to defeat a range of sophisticated new security features designed to thwart phishing attacks, according to experts. In recent months, companies that monitor phishing attacks have noticed <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1867957,00.asp?kc=ewnws101005dtx1k0000599">an increase in malicious programs</A> that record computer screen activity. The rise in so-called screen scraping may be an attempt to counter new electronic banking programs that use a combination of mouse clicks and keyed entries to give customers access to their online accounts.