Phishing in Season: A Look at Online Fraud in 2012

The results are in for the first half of 2012, and once again, phishing attack numbers mark a notable increase on the global scale.

Compared with H2 2011, end of June numbers show a 19% increase as phishers heavily target the UK, U.S. and Canada – and their associated brands – with the same old online trickery that continues to plague the world.

Why is this older, well-known, and rather simplistic threat still so prevalent today? Read on about the numbers, the attacked countries and the reasons why phishing remains successful still.


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