Phishers eye more than top brands these days

Phishers clearly have their sights set on taking down major brands. A new report from the Anti-Phishing Working Group reports that the number of brands attacked by phishing jumped 20 percent just from this past June. One reason for this increase is that phishers aren't just going after the big guys anymore--though the top 80 percent of scams did focus on just 15 brands. The list of brands under fire by the remaining scamming efforts is broad and is leading experts to tag the trend as a "long-tail impact."

To learn more about phishing trends:
- read this article at News.com

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