Security News > 2019 > November > Phishing attacks at highest level in three years
2019-11-07 05:30
The number of phishing attacks continued to rise into the autumn of 2019, according to APWG. The total number of phishing sites detected in July through September 2019 was 266,387. This was up 46 percent from the 182,465 seen in the second quarter of 2019, and almost double the 138,328 seen in Q4 2018. “This is the worst period for phishing that the APWG has seen in three years, since the fourth quarter of 2016,” … More → The post Phishing attacks at highest level in three years appeared first on Help Net Security.
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