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p. 130 Symantec Corporation Internet Security Threat Report <strong>2013</strong> :: Volume 18 SPAM AND FRAUD ACTIVITy TRENDS Figure c.14. Phishing Category Types, Top 200 Organizations, 2012 Source: Symantec.cloud Financial 69% Information Services 27% Figure c.15. Tactics of Phishing Distribution, 2012 Source: Symantec.cloud Automated Toolkits 54% Other Unique Domains 39% 5% Other Computer Software 34% 0.2% Government 4% Free Web-hosting Sites 3% IP Address Domains 1% Typosquatting 22% Communications 20% Telecom 12% Retail 10% Entertainment
p. 131 Symantec Corporation Internet Security Threat Report <strong>2013</strong> :: Volume 18 SPAM AND FRAUD ACTIVITy TRENDS Commentary • Overall for 2012, 1 in 414.3 emails was identified and blocked as a phishing attack, compared with 1 in 298.9 in 2011; an decrease of 0.09 percentage points. • 67.3 percent of phishing attacks in 2012 related to spoofed financial organizations, compared with 85.2 percent in 2011. • Phishing attacks on organizations in the Information Services sector accounted for 27.2 percent of phishing attacks in 2012. • Phishing URLs spoofing banks attempt to steal a wide variety of information that can be used for identity theft and fraud. Attackers seek information such as names, government-issued identification numbers, bank account information, and credit card numbers. Cybercriminals are more focused on stealing financial information that can make them large amounts of money quickly versus goods that require a larger time investment, such as scams. • Phishing schemes continued to use major events to entice recipients: One scam featured references to increased numbers of Syrian refuges in southern Turkey as a result of the ongoing struggle in Syria, stating, “But you must assure me that you will use at least 50 percent of my wealth to help the Syrian refugees in Turkey. Turkish Disaster Management Agency (AFAD) said that the Syrian refugees in southern Turkey has risen to 101, 834. You must promise me that you will use 50 percent of my wealth to help the Syria people that are suffering in Turkey.” The Syrian conflict again featured in scams such as, “I am Sgt Douglas Miller Owen, a U.S Army being deployed from Afghanistan to Damascus, Syria on a 6 month mission before i finally return back home […] Out of the total fund my share was $12,000,000 (Twelve Million US Dollars)” The Libyan revolution and Arab Spring continued to be referenced in scams during 2012, including, “My name is Aisha daughter of Shukri Ghanem. We fled from Libya last year following the uprising against Col Muammar Gaddafi. [...] My father’s death is no longer news but my mother’s deteriorating health made me want to do this despite the fact that I barely know you.” • 53.7 percent of phishing attacks were conducted through the use of phishing toolkits.
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