Spoofs, forgeries, and impersonations plague inboxes
It pays to double check any email that lands in your inbox, because phishing attacks are so advanced that they can now literally originate from a genuine sender’s account – but those emails are far from genuine.
According to security firm INKY, Q4 2018 was a busy period for phishing scammers as online shopping, shipping notifications, returns and virtual holiday greetings bombarded inboxes.
However, not all of those emails were legitimate. INKY analysed the phishing attacks with the highest volume and found that scam emails are more targeted than ever. “Phishing attacks remain one of the largest threat vectors as cybercriminals have increasing access to sophisticated toolkits through the Dark Web and the human element remains the most porous aspect of cybersecurity,” comments INKY CEO Dave Baggett.
