“Phishing Schemes Are Using Encrypted Sites to Seem Legit”

A report sent out on Tuesday by research and defense firm PhishLabs shows that the use of HTTPS by attackers has increased exponentially with the push of website encryption by companies like Google. While the website encryption unnecessary for the attackers to complete their tasks, the report shows that with it consumers are more likely to give up their information. This article further discusses the results of the analysis performed by PhishLabs, why phishers are so successful using HTTPS, and how consumers can protect themselves.

Wired reports "Phishing Schemes Are Using Encrypted Sites to Seem Legit”