‘Tis the Season for Cyber Scams: Raising Awareness of Well-Timed Phishing Attacks

The holiday season is prime time for traveling and shopping. It is also prime time for especially creative phishing schemes. Phishing schemes are a numbers game. It only takes one to get through and cause serious damage. According to an FBI report, in 2021 there were 847,376 reported complaints with potential losses exceeding $6.9 billion. This year these numbers are expected to grow even higher. Here’s why. Phishing emails tend to fool us because they are sent within a specific context. That is, these types of cyberattacks are designed to catch us in situations when we are especially likely to believe the content of the email and click on the link provided. 22 December 2022