Phishing Attacks Are Top Cyber Crime Threat, Easier Than Ever to Create and Deploy

Why is one of cyber crime’s oldest threats still going strong? The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) reports that January 2021 marked an unprecedented high in the APWG’s records, with over 245,771 phishing attacks in one month. IBM X-Force’s 2021 Threat Intelligence Index found that phishing led to 33% of cyber attacks organizations had to deal with. Phishing, an online threat that emerged in the mid-1990s, today continues to be a top cyber crime practice that impacts brands a… Read More