Yesterday, we talked about the rise of phishing in shared
hosting environments. Of course, you probably know that you can
be a phishing victim in other types of hosting environments as
well. These attacks can be catastrophic for businesses, as well
as the individuals whose data is compromised. Let’s take a look
at the statistics of phishing: how often it occurs, who’s
affected, and if there is anything you can do to protect
yourself. These statistics and all associated information is
compiled from the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) April 2013
report, and all data gathered from all over the world represents
the latter half of 2012. How Many Attacks Were There, And What
Sites Were Affected? According to the report, 123,486 separate
attacks took place worldwide. If you compare that to the 93,462
that took place in the first half of 2012, you’ll see that’s
quite the increase. As we discussed in yesterday’s article
pertaining to shared hosting, attacks occurring on shared
virtual servers allowed multiple domai