Top List Of Brands That Experienced The Most Phishing Attacks In 2009
Avira has published a top list of brands that experienced the most phishing attacks in 2009. The top 3 brands according to their chart are PayPal with 32205 threats followed by Chase Bank with 25901 threats and eBay with 18738 threats. Each threat in this case refers to a unique Internet address that was being used to phish data from users.
One interesting aspect of the chart is that Chase Bank and ebay battled it out for most of the year and that PayPal began its rise in December which Avira attributes to the Christmas season and the increased usage of PayPal in that season.
Avira has published a top list of brands that experienced the most phishing attacks in 2009. The top 3 brands according to their chart are PayPal with 32205 threats followed by Chase Bank with 25901 threats and eBay with 18738 threats. Each threat in this case refers to a unique Internet address that was being used to phish data from users.
One interesting aspect of the chart is that Chase Bank and ebay battled it out for most of the year and that PayPal began its rise in December which Avira attributes to the Christmas season and the increased usage of PayPal in that season.
