Security News > 2019 > November > Europol on Methodology Behind Successful Spear Phishing Attacks
2019-11-04 17:41
"Spear phishing... remains the principal attack vector for most cybercrimes," says Europol in a new report. Sixty-five percent of targeted attack groups use it as their primary infection vector, while 32% of breaches involve phishing. During 2018, up to 0.55 % of all incoming emails were phishing emails, while phishing was present in 78% of cyber espionage incidents. read more
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