Foundational articles explaining what phishing is, how it evolved, and why it remains one of the most prevalent cyber threats today. Covers the various forms of phishing, common targets, and the impact of successful phishing campaigns on individuals and businesses.
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The Email That Cost One Company $121 Million In 2019, a Lithuanian man was sentenced to five years in prison for phishing Google and Facebook out of over $121 million. He sent fake invoices from a spoofed vendor email address. Employees at two of the most technically sophisticated companies on
In 2023, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center received over 298,000 phishing complaints — making it the most reported cybercrime for the fifth consecutive year. Yet every week, I still talk to business owners who think phishing is just "those obvious Nigerian prince emails." It'
