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State, local governments facing deluge of phishing attacks

Phishing attempts on government offices surged 360% between May 2023 and 2024, according to email security company Abnormal Security. The surge has largely been attributed to a rise in popularity of business email compromise (BEC) attacks, which increased by 70% in the same period. Successful BEC attacks, which use social-engineering tactics to evade conventional security measures, can result in substantial financial losses.

Source: packetstormsecurity.com –

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