Phishing attacks worldwide havebeen bumping up against all-time highs, according to theAnti-Phishing Work Group.
The international coalition said its analysis from memberorganizations showed that 125,215 attacks were observed in thefirst quarter, the second-highest in the first three months of ayear behind the 164,032 recorded in 2012.
The fraudsters also go where the money is, the APWG said in thefirst-quarter report it just issued. Payment services accounted for46.51% of the targets, while other financial services firms werethe target in 20.1% of the attacks and the retail/service sectorwas targeted 11.48% of the time.
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