Phishing and credential stuffing remain top threats

As we have seen in another report today, the financial sector remains a prime target for cybercriminals. Phishing attacks and credential stuffing are the two most common forms of attack used against the industry according to another report from Akamai. In the six months between December 2018 and May 2019, nearly 200,000 phishing domains were discovered by the research and 50 percent of all unique organizations impacted are from the financial services sector. In addition the report reveals 3.5 billion attempts at credential stuffing during an 18-month period, putting the personal data and banking information of financial services customers at… [Continue Reading]