Phishing grows as attackers target social media

Phishing remains the dominant attack vector for bad actors, growing 31.5 percent over 2020 level, according to the latest quarterly trends report by PhishLabs. Social media is now the attack target of choice, with attacks per target climbing steadily, up 82 percent year-to-date. The payment services industry continues to be the most targeted, but staffing and recruiting experienced the steepest increase in attacks compared to Q2. Telecommunications and ISP data continues to be marketed on Dark Web sites too. Threat actors who gain access to account data often have access not only to payment method data, but also login credentials… [Continue Reading]