{"id":869,"date":"2007-12-03T17:08:16","date_gmt":"2007-12-03T21:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theforcefield.net\/podcast\/cyveillance-finds-300-percent-increase-in-phishing-attacks-on-thanksgiving-698\/"},"modified":"2007-12-03T17:08:16","modified_gmt":"2007-12-03T21:08:16","slug":"cyveillance-finds-300-percent-increase-in-phishing-attacks-on-thanksgiving-698","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theforcefield.net\/podcast\/cyveillance-finds-300-percent-increase-in-phishing-attacks-on-thanksgiving-698\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyveillance Finds 300 Percent Increase in Phishing Attacks on Thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"bwtextaligncenter\">       <em>Company Reports Significant Spike in Online Threats on First Day of        Holiday Weekend<\/em>     <\/p>\n<p>                        <!-- Body -->  <\/p>\n<p>ARLINGTON, Va. (<a href=\"http:\/\/eon.businesswire.com\/\">Business Wire EON<\/a>\/<a href=\"http:\/\/www.prweb.com\/\">PRWEB<\/a> ) December 3, 2007 &#8212;        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cyveillance.com\/\">Cyveillance<\/a>, the world leader        in cyber intelligence, today announced that Thanksgiving saw a        significant spike in phishing threats, with more than a 300 percent jump        in attacks compared to the average number of phishing attacks seen in        the previous week. This one day spike in the number of phishing attacks        is a tactic used by criminals around long holiday weekends, often        targeting smaller businesses and credit unions, which may not have        around-the-clock security teams to respond to threats that occur during        extended weekends.     <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;                         According to a recent <a href=\"http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/video\/#\/video\/fsb\/2007\/11\/26\/fsb.protect.business.fortune\">CNN        Money Report<\/a> highlighting Cyveillance<span>&rsquo;<\/span>s        cyber intelligence expertise, small businesses are frequently at risk        for phishing attacks and other brand-related online threats. Therefore,        these companies must take a proactive stance in protecting their brand        online. Criminals are increasingly targeting small businesses and small        credit unions that do not have 24\/7 security personnel; allowing        phishers to successfully evade detection and prolong the eventual take        down of their fraudulent Web sites.          <\/p>\n<p>       <span>&ldquo;<\/span>Cyber criminals continuously look for        opportunities to distribute phishing attacks, focusing on situations        when consumers are most susceptible,<span>&rdquo;<\/span> said        Panos Anastassiadis, CEO of Cyveillance. <span>&ldquo;<\/span>As        seen by the large spike in online attacks over Thanksgiving, online        criminals are counting on the hectic holiday season to increase their        odds of successfully defrauding consumers and organizations,        specifically targeting the most vulnerable security environments.<span>&rdquo;<\/span>     <\/p>\n<p>       In Cyveillance<span>&rsquo;<\/span>s recent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cyveillance.com\/web\/forms\/request.asp?getFile=108\">fraud        report<\/a>, the company identified that phishers continue to heavily        focus on the financial services sector, targeting banks and credit        unions in nine out of 10 attacks. During the three months ending        September 2007, Phishing attacks against companies targeted for the        first time increased 20 percent, led by newer blended phishing attacks        that combine malicious software (malware) with traditional phishing        techniques.     <\/p>\n<p>       Phishing<strong> <\/strong>is a social engineering scam that relies on both        technology and human interaction to carry out online fraud and identity        theft. The schemes are varied, but typically involve a spoofed (spam)        email that mimics an email from a legitimate and respected organization.        The email solicits the recipient to click on a link in order to update        account information or view a marketing promotion. After clicking on the        link, the individual is connected to a fake Web site that requests        sensitive personal information (e.g. username and password, credit card        number, Social Security number, etc.), or downloads malware that        secretly collects personal information from the individual<span>&rsquo;<\/span>s        computer. These blended phishing attacks that combine spoofed email        messages with malware are growing at four times the rate of traditional        phishing attacks.     <\/p>\n<p>       <strong>About Cyveillance<\/strong>     <\/p>\n<p>       Cyveillance, the world leader in cyber intelligence, provides an        intelligence-led approach to security. Through continuous, comprehensive        Internet monitoring and sophisticated intelligence analysis, Cyveillance        proactively identifies and eliminates threats to information,        infrastructure, individuals and their interactions, enabling its        customers to preserve their reputation, revenues, and customer trust.        Cyveillance serves the Global 2000 and OEM Data Partners <span>&ndash;<\/span>        protecting the majority of the Fortune 50, regional financial        institutions nationwide, and more than 30 million global consumers        through its partnerships with security and service providers that        include AOL and Microsoft. For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cyveillance.com\/\">www.cyveillance.com<\/a>.     <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company Reports Significant Spike in Online Threats on First Day of Holiday Weekend ARLINGTON, Va. (Business Wire EON\/PRWEB ) December 3, 2007 &#8212; Cyveillance, the world leader in cyber intelligence, today announced that Thanksgiving saw a significant spike in phishing threats, with more than a 300 percent jump in attacks compared to the average number &#8230; <a title=\"Cyveillance Finds 300 Percent Increase in Phishing Attacks on Thanksgiving\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theforcefield.net\/podcast\/cyveillance-finds-300-percent-increase-in-phishing-attacks-on-thanksgiving-698\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Cyveillance Finds 300 Percent Increase in Phishing Attacks on Thanksgiving\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":351,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[531,94,93],"class_list":["post-869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latest","tag-cyveillance-finds-300-percent-increase-in-phishing-attacks-on-thanksgiving","tag-latest-news","tag-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cyveillance Finds 300 Percent Increase in Phishing Attacks on Thanksgiving - The Force Field Podcast<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theforcefield.net\/podcast\/cyveillance-finds-300-percent-increase-in-phishing-attacks-on-thanksgiving-698\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cyveillance Finds 300 Percent Increase in Phishing Attacks on Thanksgiving - The Force Field Podcast\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Company Reports Significant Spike in Online Threats on First Day of Holiday Weekend ARLINGTON, Va. 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