Types of Phishing Attacks

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Phishers don’t need to trick everyone they email in order to be successful. They generally cast a wide net and count on someone to have an off day and go along with the attack. Duo’s The Trouble With Phishing states that 17% of people who receive phishing emails enter their credentials into phishing sites.[112] Put another way, on average, a phisher with just six email addresses can expect to trick one of the account owners into…