"Hackers Exploit Urgency, Personalization in Phishing Attacks"

A report released by Barracuda Networks, a security firm, highlights the exploitation of personalization and urgency in the launch of spear-phishing attacks in order to increase the success of phishing scams. According to the report, hackers customize the subject lines of phishing emails based on the industry to which the target belongs. This article continues to discuss the ways in which hackers exploit personalization and urgency to trick victims into opening phishing emails as well as the evolution of social-engineering tactics, other observations surrounding the launch of phishing attacks, and recommendations for organizations to combat such attacks.

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