1 In 5 Phishing Attacks Target Banks And Other Financial Organisations

According to Kaspersky Lab, 20.64 percent of all phishing threats registered between May 2012 and April 2013 were aimed at accounts of banks and other financial organisations worldwide.

June 27, 2013 / 15:55 IST

Every fifth phishing attack registered between May 2012 and late April 2013 targeted users of banks and other financial organisations. That figure emerged from research into the evolution of phishing threats carried out by Kaspersky Lab specialists using data from the cloud-based Kaspersky Security Network.Click here for full story

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first published: Jun 27, 2013 03:43 pm

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