Abstract Phishing has become an increasing threat in online space, largely driven by the evolving web, mobile, and social networking technologies. Previous phishing taxonomies have mainly focused on the underlying mechanisms of phishing but ignored the emerging attacking techniques, targeted environments, and countermeasures for mitigating new phishing types. This survey investigates phishing attacks and anti-phishing techniques developed not only in … Continue reading A survey on phishing environments, techniques, and countermeasures
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Phishing and Ransomware: Everything you need to know
Photo by Mati Mango on Pexels.com Global Phishing Statistics Google blocks around 100 million phishing emails every day. For Q1 2022, LinkedIn was the most imitated brand for phishing attempts globally. The top 5 most imitated brands in Q1 2022 were: LinkedIn (52%) DHL (14%) Google (7%) Microsoft (6%) FedEx (6%) 45.56% of emails sent … Continue reading Phishing and Ransomware: Everything you need to know
LinkedIn a major target for cybercriminals
Photo by Mikhail Nilov on Pexels.com Phishing trends 2023 LinkedIn LinkedIn is used by more than 850 million people across more than 200 countries and regions. With so many people using the platform, it is the perfect target for email phishing attacks. In Q1 of 2021, phishing emails using LinkedIn as cover were the most clicked-on … Continue reading LinkedIn a major target for cybercriminals
2023 Phishing Statistics
Photo by Mikhail Nilov on Pexels.com Phishing is the most common form of cybercrime, with an estimated 3.4 billion spam emails sent every day. The use of stolen credentials is the most common cause of data breaches. Google blocks around 100 million phishing emails daily. Over 48% of emails sent in 2022 were spam. Over … Continue reading 2023 Phishing Statistics
Dangerous Google.Com Exposed by Google.
There's yet nothing like Google. The company has shown a high level of respect and honesty to customers by revealing that its own safe browsing tool is flagging “google.com” as partially dangerous. This means so much as well as could be nothing but, you never know. The company may have been hacked in some ways … Continue reading Dangerous Google.Com Exposed by Google.
Nigeria: The Pride of Africa
It is a known fact that Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa though people could argue about South Africa. It is a question of what is rather than what was so we'll leave it to arguments. Image: Nigeria's national flag. Our founding fathers, from Sir Frederick Lugard to the current president, President Muhammadu Buhari should … Continue reading Nigeria: The Pride of Africa

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