Security News > 2020 > March > Media and e-commerce brands are top targets for phishing attacks
2020-03-11 14:15
Some 84% of phishing URLs seen by content delivery network Akamai were abusing media and e-commerce companies.
Phishing attacks try to trick unsuspecting users by mimicking well-known brands and companies.
Akamai highlighted three reasons why web traffic associated with phishing websites are often seen on CDN platforms.
A phishing website can use all kinds of services, such as page analytics or javascript libraries, as part of the phishing kit's functionality.
A well-known technique used by phishing websites is to redirect victims to the original or abused website.
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