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Tuesday, 07 June 2022 15:24
How 2021 became the year cyber criminals 'got creative': Proofpoint
Cyber criminals pivoted to unconventional people-focused attack methods last year, including 100,000 daily smartphone attacks and double the amount of smishing (phishing cybersecurity attacks over mobile text messaging) attempts year-over-year, according to cybersecurity firm Proofpoint’s latest The Human Factor report.
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