WARNING: Fake Facebook Messages Serve As Phish Bait
Employees of 43 percent of companies that received a simulated phishing email with fake Facebook or Twitter updates from a reputable and trusted server clicked on it.
Employees of 43 percent of companies that received a simulated phishing email with fake Facebook or Twitter updates from a reputable and trusted server clicked on it.
That phishing finding comes from KnowBe4, which found that even when the email came from an unknown and untrusted server, employees of 15 percent of companies still clicked on it.
Focusing on industries where personal and financial information is likely to be stored on networks, KnowBe4 found that at least one employee of firms in the following sectors clicked on the simulated phishing email:
- Financial services: 212.69
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