Cyber criminals know that people want to take the easiest route to resolving an issue — and phishing emails are designed to take advantage of that.
Phishing attacks remain a huge problem and crooks are spending a lot of time and effort to ensure that, for the potential victim, clicking on a bad link is the most intuitive and easiest thing to do. A common technique used in emails sent by cyber criminals attempting phishing attacks is to claim that the victim needs to click a link or download an attachment as a matter of urgency. This could claim to be anything from important corporate documents in an enterprise environment, to a parcel delivery notification, winning a prize, or even a phony threat about court summons. SEE: Cybersecurity: Let’s get tactical (ZDNet/TechRepublic special feature)| Download the free PDF version (TechRepublic) The messages are designed so that clicking on the phishing link is the easiest thing to do, with the aim of directing the user to a page designed to steal login credentials or other personal information.
