From the costly to the clever to the just plain creepy, here are the recent phishing campaigns that have earned our reluctant recognition.
Phony Breach Notifications
After a phishing attack resulted in the breach at Anthem, other opportunistic criminals took advantage of the unfortunate situation, victimizing some breach victims a second time.
Knowing that people would be on the lookout for breach notifications, they sent out this message:
Users who clicked to sign up for credit protection received something much less helpful.
(Message courtesy of KnowBe4)
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