Phishing fraudsters are still targeting banks and credit unions but are expanding their search for online credentials to universities and social media sites, according to Cyveillance Inc.
Banks accounted for 69% and credit unions for 9% of the new brands attacked for the first time in the first half of 2010, the company said in its latest report. That compares with 60% and 28% for the previous five years, the cyber intelligence firm said.
Meanwhile, university and social media sites are growing in popularity in part because of the tendency of users of those sites to publicly reveal personal information, the company said.
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