Phishing Email Campaigns Up 789%
Is Ransomware Hiding in Your Inbox?
Phishing campaigns are up 789% since the last quarter of 2015, due to a jump in statistical data that shows a 6.3 million increase in raw numbers. What’s worse, industry experts have reported that 93% of phishing emails contain ransomware.
In a recent review of malware, three key trends were identified during 2015—but these methods are no longer trends in 2016, as they have become everyday tools in the hacker’s toolbox:
- Soft Targeting by Functional Area
- Encryption Ransomware
- Download Attachment or File/Ransomware Combination