As cybercrime expands and evolves, a new study categorizes and describes the top five threats: data breaches, malware, DDoS, mobile threats and the industrialization of fraud – and they’re all interrelated.
Browsing: Phishing
Google’s Safe Browsing program is now flagging 10,000 suspect websites per day, the search giant announced in a blog post. The information is used to deliver automated warnings to Chrome, Firefox and Safari users.
Mobile users have admitted to being less aware of threats than they are on PCs.
India ranks amongst top three countries targeted by phishing attacks by brands, says RSA, the security division of EMCndings in its May 2013 Fraud Report. The other countries are being US and UK.
Google says it has stopped a series of attempts to hack the email accounts of tens of thousands of Iranian users in what the company believes is an attempt to influence the country’s upcoming election.
PhishMe, Inc.is based in Northern Virginia, just outside of Washington, DC, with additional offices in New York City.
It seems that targeting football clubs, football celebrities, and football events has become a habit for phishers. They continue their uncivilized activities and in particular single out football.