This Week on TSB, Social Media leading the way in Q4 in phishing pages

Hello folks,

This week, Record Number of Phishing Sites Impersonate Social Media to Target Victims in Q4 is our article and topic.

When putting these notes together, its interesting that we have a new CCTLD out there called .tr. While I give suggestions of what to look for, I know that we’ve seen things coming from .online, .top, .shop, .online, .email, .biz, .email and possibly others.

While the generic TLD like .com, .net, .org, being the top three have fallen, they are still being used.

As for shorteners of links, they are in the 2 percentile range, but still out there. I still see them today.

In Q4, phishing sites impersonating your favorite social media site is up a whopping 67 percent QoQ (quarter over quarter) while financial institutions dropped just under the 20 percentile.

We did quote some of the sections for clarity, but I added my spin where appropriate.

Please feel free to read the complete article so you’re aware of what types of links to look for so you can be more secure.

See you all later!