Tag: phishing
Best Practices for Choosing the Right Email Security Software
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Over half of successful phishing attacks end in data breach
While not all cyber attacks succeed, those that do usually have devastating consequences for both organizations and their clients. According to the data presented by the Atlas VPN team, more than half (54%) of successful phishing attacks end in a customer or client data breach, followed by credential and account compromise (48%). Overall, 83% of organizations reported they had…
Amazon, DHL, and DocuSign most imitated brands in phishing emails
Amazon is the most imitated brand in phishing emails According to data presented by the Atlas VPN team, Amazon topped the list as the most impersonated brand in email phishing attacks worldwide last year. In total, 17.7% of brand phishing emails used Amazon's brand name. The trillion-dollar brand is closely followed by the world's leading logistics company DHL and…
Black Friday phishing scams rise over 200% in Black Friday run up
The total number of financial phishing attacks disguised as e-payment systems more than doubled from September (627,560) to October 2021 (1,935,905), indicating a 208% increase, according to Kaspersky’s ‘Black Friday 2021: How to Have a Scam-Free Shopping Day report. The sales season attracts the attention of shoppers and retailers. However, it is also a favourite…
8 in 10 received scam text or call in last 3 months, claims Ofcom research
Almost 45 million people have been on the receiving end of potential scam texts or calls in the last three months, new Ofcom research reveals. More than eight in 10 (82%) said they had received a suspicious message, in the form of either a text, recorded message or live phone call to a landline or mobile. This…
How safe are cloud hosting services for business data?
There are many advantages of using cloud hosting services. Data can be accessed anytime and anywhere. Furthermore, cloud services backup their own servers and have multiple copies of data available. That is an advantage against in-house data systems because it means if your premises should experience something like a fire, your data would remain completely…
65% of cyberattacks involve phishing, claims report
Companies and organizations worldwide are losing billions due to cybercrime each year. Although most of them have significantly increased their cybersecurity budgets, cyber attacks like data breaches, phishing, ransomware attacks, or cyber espionage still represent one of the biggest risks in the business sector. According to data presented by TradingPlatforms.com, the information and finance industry were…
Millennials and Gen Zers most likely to fall for online scams, US study finds
There is a common misconception that older people, who tend to have less experience with new technologies, are more likely to fall for online scams. However, recent findings suggest that the opposite may be true. According to data analyzed by the Atlas VPN team, Millennials and Gen Zers in the United States are more likely to fall for…
4 in 5 UK businesses subject to phishing attacks
Lack of cybersecurity in the work-from-home environment has made people more vulnerable to receiving fraudulent phishing emails or being directed to deceiving websites. According to the data presented by the Atlas VPN team, in the past 12 months 83% of UK businesses experienced phishing attacks — an 11% rise in the past four years. Other significant…
Microsoft and Zoom most impersonated brands for phishing attacks
According to data from Atlas VPN, Microsoft and Zoom were the most commonly impersonated companies used for phishing attacks last year. In total, 80% of all last year’s brand email phishing campaigns imitated Microsoft or Zoom to scam victims. Multinational technology company Microsoft was a definite leader over the other brand impersonators. The brand was used in…