Social media support fraud is up nearly 500%, reaches highest level ever

guest · Nov 2, 2018

Social media support fraud is up nearly 500%, reaches highest level ever
November 1, 2018
https://www.techrepublic.com/articl...-is-up-nearly-500-reaches-highest-level-ever/

Social media support fraud, also referred to as "angler phishing," has reached an all-time high, according to Proofpoint's Quarter 3 Threat Report . The report found angler phishing to have increased by 486% since this quarter last year, said the report, revealing how social media cyber attack methods are changing.

The report studied more than 5 billion email messages, hundreds of millions of social media posts, and more than 250,000 million malware samples [...]

Angler phishing poses as a legitimate conversation between consumer and brand on social media, fooling customers into giving away their personal information to a supposedly trusted vendor.
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Proofpoint - Quarterly Threat Report - Q3 2018 (PDF): https://www.proofpoint.com/sites/default/files/pfpt-us-tr-q318-quarterly-threat-report.pdf

Circuit · Nov 2, 2018

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No surprise.

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