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Over 400,000 phishing sites have been observed each month during 2016 (Help Net Security)
2016-12-07 13:30

84 percent of phishing sites observed in 2016 existed for less than 24 hours, with an average life cycle of under 15 hours. The data collected by Webroot shows that today’s phishing attacks have become increasingly sophisticated and carefully crafted in order to obtain sensitive information from specific organizations and people. 84% of phishing sites last less than 24 hours “Our data shows that a phishing site can last for as little as 15 minutes,” … More →


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