The RSA Anti-Fraud Command Center said credit unions were the target of just over one-fifth of phishing attacks recorded against American financial institutions in March.
Worldwide, the number of phishing attacks was just more than 15,000, an increase of about 15% from February to March and the highest since June 2008, according to the May report just released by RSA, The Security Division of EMC.
In the United States, credit unions were the target of 22% of the attacks, down from 38% the month before. Regional banks accounted for 56% of the total, and nationwide banks were targeted 22%, as well, in March.
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