Who is Being Targeted by Phishing Attacks?
In April, Citibank was barraged by an average of almost 16 phishing attacks per day. The 475 attacks targeted at Citibank, representing a 385% increase from March, exceeded the total attacks reported against all organizations for the prior month (402). ebay and Paypal were the second and third most targeted companies respectively, with the volume of attacks against each of these organizations doubling from the prior month. It is noteworthy that 15 of the top 20 targeted organizations are financial services organizations, with 3 ISPs and 2 ‘others’ rounding out the mix.
