Security News > 2017 > March > With 1.2 million phishing attacks, 2016 was a success for cybercriminals (Help Net Security)
2017-03-01 13:00
The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) observed that 2016 ended as the worst year for phishing in history. The total number of phishing attacks in 2016 was 1,220,523. This number represents the highest ever recorded, and fully a 65 percent increase over 2015. The end of 2016 was also an opportunity to reflect how phishing has grown over the years. In the fourth quarter of 2004, the APWG saw 1,609 phishing attacks per month. In the … More →
News URL
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/ee35a_vdE4Y/
Related news
- Ukrainian military targeted in new Signal spear-phishing attacks (source)
- AI-Powered SaaS Security: Keeping Pace with an Expanding Attack Surface (source)
- After Detecting 30B Phishing Attempts, Microsoft Adds Even More AI to Its Security Copilot (source)
- Phishing platform 'Lucid' behind wave of iOS, Android SMS attacks (source)
- New TCESB Malware Found in Active Attacks Exploiting ESET Security Scanner (source)
- iOS devices face twice the phishing attacks of Android (source)
- Windows NTLM hash leak flaw exploited in phishing attacks on governments (source)
- Three Reasons Why the Browser is Best for Stopping Phishing Attacks (source)
- Phishing detection is broken: Why most attacks feel like a zero day (source)
- DPRK Hackers Steal $137M from TRON Users in Single-Day Phishing Attack (source)