There’s a good reason why web administrator credentials sell for over $3,000 on fraudsters forums: because they are highly valuable to fraudsters. It’s imperative for merchants and any organization with an online presence to keep theirs safe, and now more so than ever as fraudsters have found clever ways to hide credential stealing malware to
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In partnership with another Alphabet group company, Google recently released a way for consumers to test their skills in detecting phishing emails. It includes eight simulated emails based on characteristics of real phishing attacks, where the user is to indicate whether each email is legitimate or fake. According to a recent survey, 83 percent of
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According to a recent survey from ProofPoint, more than 80 percent of information security (infosec) professionals saw an increase in phishing attacks in 2018 while nearly two-thirds reported an increase in spear phishing. Meanwhile, those who reported compromised accounts as a result of phishing attacks increased from 38 percent of infosec professionals in 2017 to
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According to a recent report from Halon, an email security provider, 94.7 percent of Americans received one or more emails that contained a virus, spyware or malware while nearly 9 percent opened an attachment infecting their computer or device. Read More
