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Record wave of phishing comes to an ebb in autumn 2016

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The Anti-Phishing Working Group reports that the year’s record wave of phishing subsided in the autumn. According to the APWG’s new Phishing Activity Trends Report, the total number of phishing websites detected in the third quarter of 2016 was 364,424, compared with 466,065 in the second quarter — a decline of 25 percent. The second quarter of the year had the all-time-high number of phishing attacks, and the decline represents a return to more historical … More → Continue reading Record wave of phishing comes to an ebb in autumn 2016→

Vast phishing campaigns boost global criminal attack footprint

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The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) observed a record number of phishing attacks in the second quarter of 2016. APWG observed 466,065 unique phishing websites in Q2. This represents a increase of 61 percent from the 289,371 phish found in the first quarter of 2016, which was itself the previous high. The Q2 total was almost three times the 158,574 phish found in the fourth quarter of 2015. Global data The country most infected with malware … More → Continue reading Vast phishing campaigns boost global criminal attack footprint→