Fraudsters increasingly creative with names and addresses for phishing sites

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COVID-19 continues to significantly embolden cybercriminals’ phishing and fraud efforts, according to research from F5 Labs. The report found that phishing incidents rose 220% during the height of the global pandemic compared to the yearly average. The number of phishing incidents in 2020 is now set to increase 15% year-on-year, though this could soon change as second waves of the pandemic spread. The three primary objectives for COVID-19-related phishing emails were identified as fraudulent donations … More

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