Vade Secure highlighted some of most common techniques used in deceptive phishing attacks. Those emails use threats and a sense of urgency to scare users into doing what the attackers want. In this ploy, fraudsters impersonate a legitimate company to steal people’s personal data or login credentials. What is Deceptive Phishing?ĭeceptive phishing is the most common type of phishing scam. Towards that end, let’s discuss six of the most common types of phishing attacks and highlight some tips that organizations can use to defend themselves.

However, you can’t defend against what you don’t understand. A person can’t click on what’s not there, so email security platforms, digital risk protection, and anti-phishing solutions are a key element. However, it’s unfair to put all the blame on humans as weak security measures account for much of the exploits that slip through. After all, they’re the ones on the front lines. It’s also crucial that their employees are familiar with some of the most common types of techniques that malicious actors use to pull off these scams. That's why it’s important that all companies know how to spot some of the most common phishing scams if they are to protect their corporate information. As the 2022 DBIR revealed, 82% of breaches involved the human element, and that largely means employees being duped into clicking on malicious links and diving into fraudulent sites. Why is phishing such a favorite among black hats? Because it plays on what has been often described as cybersecurity’s “weakest link”: us. In the wake of more “malicious” threats (APTs, recompiled malware code, fileless malware, and emerging ransomware) the simplest method seems to still be the best. The 2022 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report states that 75% of last year’s social engineering attacks in North America involved phishing, over 33 million accounts were phished last year alone, and phishing accounted for 41% of social engineering compromise overall. “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” seems to hold in this tried-and-true attack method.

Going into 2023, phishing is still as large a concern as ever.

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