Spear-Phishing Attacks: One Click Can Change Everything

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Spear-Phishing Attacks:One Click Can Change Everything Spear-phishing campaigns have become stealthier, targeting fewer individuals within a smaller number of select organizations. Hackers are attacking organization’s using an infected document attached in an email to exploit companies and steal information.

Finance, Insurance& Real Estate

Services

Manufacturing

Wholesale Trade

Transportation& Public Utilities

35%

14%

13%

9%

22%

Finance Organizations

increasethis year

more likely to be targeted for an attack

targeted up to four times a year

8.7% 4x15%

Spear-Phishing Attacks By Industry

Most Common Types of Files Used in Attacks

40.4%

16.9%

13.7%

6.2%

5.4%2013 2014 2015

Campaigns

2013 2014 2015

779+91% 841

+8%

1305+55%

Spear Phishing-Campaigns Per Year