{"id":58282,"date":"2017-11-10T12:16:13","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T18:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=58282"},"modified":"2017-11-10T12:16:13","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T18:16:13","slug":"phishing-impacts-victims-far-breaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/phishing-impacts-victims-far-breaches\/","title":{"rendered":"Phishing Impacts Victims Far More Than Breaches"},"content":{"rendered":"

Study Reveals Phishing Victims Found to Lose More Than Breach Victims<\/h4>\n

Google conducted a yearlong study <\/a>regarding the impacts of data breaches compared to phishing scams.\u00a0\u00a0The study found only 7% of individuals whose data was exposed due to a security breach, were still using the same password.\u00a0 Therefore, although the data was breached, cyber criminals are limited with what they can do with it.\u00a0 On the other hand, 25% of the credentials obtained via phishing scams were still valid and active.\u00a0 Why is this?\u00a0 Often times people do not know they have fallen victim to a phishing scam because the malware resides quietly within the device, obtaining data without the user’s knowledge.<\/p>\n

Alternatively, security breaches are often publicly exposed.\u00a0 Therefore, users know to change their login credentials for accounts associated with the breached company.<\/p>\n

Beyond the sneakiness of phishing attacks, additional risk factors include the plethora of data the phishing kits obtain.\u00a0 Many of the kits obtain the same information as what is within Google’s risk assessment.\u00a0 According to ZDNet<\/a> this includes the user’s secret questions, geolocation, phone numbers, and device identifiers.<\/p>\n

If you are uncertain if you have been infected with malware through a phishing scam, or any other method, run a security scan with your antivirus solution.\u00a0 After scanning, be sure to complete all suggested enhancements and\/or changes.\u00a0 Once this is complete, restart your device.<\/p>\n

If you are a PC Matic user and have any questions regarding the scanning process, you can reach out to our support team at www.pcmatic.com\/help<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Study Reveals Phishing Victims Found to Lose More Than Breach Victims Google conducted a yearlong study regarding the impacts of data breaches compared to phishing scams.\u00a0\u00a0The study found only 7% of individuals whose data was exposed due to a security breach, were still using the same password.\u00a0 Therefore, although the data was breached, cyber criminals 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