Security News > 2019 > May > Cybercriminals targeting social media: Facebook and Instagram are becoming phishers’ favorites
2019-05-03 05:15
Social media phishing, primarily Facebook and Instagram, saw the highest quarter- over-quarter growth of any industry with a 74.7 percent increase, according to the Vade Secure Phishers’ Favorites report for Q1 2019. While Facebook has been in the top 10 since report’s inception, Instagram cracked the top 25 for the first time, taking the #24 spot on the Phishers’ Favorites list. With the headlines about Facebook storing hundreds of millions of user passwords in plain … More → The post Cybercriminals targeting social media: Facebook and Instagram are becoming phishers’ favorites appeared first on Help Net Security.
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