Cybercriminals use enterprise-grade tools to mount phishing attacks

We know that cybercrime is increasingly a very serious business and a new report from Akamai Technologies reveals that enterprise-based development and deployment strategies are being used to create phishing attacks. Tools such as phishing as a service (PaaS) are being used to leverage some of the world's largest tech brands, with 42.63 percent of domains observed targeting Microsoft, PayPal, DHL, and Dropbox. The report also shows that phishing is no longer just an email-based threat, but has expanded to include social media and mobile devices, creating a wide-reaching problem that touches all industries. This evolving methodology continues to morph into… [Continue Reading]