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The Growing Threat Of Phishing Attacks Outside Of Email
Reported by informationsecuritybuzz.com
Social engineering attacks are usually associated with deceptive phishing emails in which the victim is tempted to click on a malicious link or open a malicious attachment to help an attacker penetrate network systems. Yet most people are less aware of the large and growing variety of sophisticated phishing attacks that tempt employees outside of email. These phishing attacks are growing in their effectiveness and are carried out via browser pop-ups, ads, malicious search results, browser extensions, chat applications, social media, web “freeware” and deceptive apps in App Stores.
