With 300,000 unique phishing attacks reported in the first half of 2017, organizations must evaluate prevention measures to mitigate the threat. As phishing becomes one of the frequently encountered fraud categories in businesses, QPS continues to be a sentinel for merchants and financial institutions in minimizing risks by implementing proactive fraud prevention measures.
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Rising Menace of Phishing Attacks | Info Graphic | QPS
1. Be Wary Of
Phishing Scams
France
1.6%
Canada
2.0%
China
2.3%
Targeted Industries In 2018
Germany
0.6%
Australia
0.9%
Great Britain
1.6%
Brazil
0.6%
India
0.5%
Colombia 0.5%
Other 3.6%
US
85.7%
Payment
Targeted Countries
SaaS/ Webmail
The United States continues to be the
most popular choice for phishers and
hosts 56% of all phishing sites
Financial Institutions Other
Cloud Storage
300,000 unique
phishing attacks reported
in the first half of 2017
640 brands were
impacted by phishing
attacks and
targeted 15
Million users
Mobile ransomware
attacks up
250%
Debilitating Phishing Attacks In 2017
1
2
3
4
Chipotle's
Phishing Attack
IRS W2 tax
season spear-
phishing scam
Qatar Under
Siege
WannaCry shuts
down business in
180 countries
39%
19%
14% 16%
11%
Affected more than 2,000
restaurants worldwide
Compromised more than 120,000
people at 100 organisations
93,570 phishing events in a three-month span
Impacted more than 230,000people
A scam used to trick online users into revealing
personal or financial information
Mass- Scale
Phishing
Spear
Phishing
Whaling Deceptive
Phishing
Most Common Types Of Phishing Attacks
Do not trust
e-mails from
any unknown
source
Do not click
any hyperlink
in any e-mail
Do not overlook any
minordifference in
spellingand image
Do not click
image ifthere is
any hyperlink
embedded in it
Do not enter
personal
information in any
pop-up screen
Install antivirus
solution in your
computer
Review your
bank
transactions
regularly
Be suspicious
ofemails
Fraud Facts
Your Awareness Is The Key
Spelling or grammatical
mistakes
Sender or transaction
doesn’t look familiar
Language is urgent or
threatening
Requests money or
donations
Asks for personal
information
Address or URL is
suspicious
Message is vague
Salutation is generic
(it doesn’t use your name)
Phishing Warning Signs
Tips To Handle Phishing
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