Cybercrime — Phishing statistics 2022

According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), in just four months this year, between February and June, the reported loss from Phishing exceeded £1.5 million.

Intelligence guru, F5 Labs estimate that phishing attacks grew by 220% during the pandemic, capitalizing on people's fears.

According to Wordpress, 20% of their current inventory is made of generic phishing URLs, as 55% of fraudulent sites target brand names.

The latest scams…

• claiming to offer energy rebates
• posing as WhatsApp contacts to ask for money
• claiming to be police officers in need of information
• selling fake travel and entertainment tickets
• claiming to sell e-scooters
• claiming to be from the NHS and to provide Covid Passes
• claiming to sell pets online...

…and the list goes on.

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