Facebook is now the most impersonated brand, accounting for 14% of phishing pages. It is closely followed by Microsoft, Credit Agricole, WhatsApp, and La Banque Postale.A new study examined around 185,000 phishing websites in 2021 and identified the top 20 most counterfeited firms, according to cybersecurity firm Vade.In 2021, financial services were the most imitated sector, with 35% of phishing sites (24% compared to 2020). Scammers like to target Credit Agricole, La Banque Postale, Chase, PayPal, Wells Fargo, and MTB.Vade claims that the COVID-19’s influence on the global economy hasSEE DETAILS

Threat actors have responded quickly to the Omicron COVID-19 variant’s emergence, and it is now used as a lure in malicious email assaults. Increasing people’s worries is a great way to get them to rush to open an email without first weighing the consequences.In this instance, the COVID-19 Omicron variety is a new variant of COVID-19 that researchers are wary of because of its high transmissibility and the potential ineffectiveness of existing vaccines against its changes.This all makes it an ideal target for phishing, since even those who have beenSEE DETAILS

A hacker gang claims to be selling data on 70 million AT&T customers, including individual call records and account PIN codes. The alleged AT&T data was posted for sale on the dark web last week by an entity known as “Gnosticplayers.” An advertisement for the stolen data states that it comes in two parts—a smaller one with basic subscriber information such as customer names, addresses, e-mail addresses, account numbers, and payment information; and a bigger one that includes more detailed records of phone calls.  AT&T confirmed to Motherboard on FridaySEE DETAILS