BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb.1
By Sadraddin Aghjayev – Trend:
One successful phishing attack on each 131st website in the ".az" domain zone (registered for Azerbaijan) was recorded in January 2021, which is 0.76 percent of the total number of attacks registered in the national domain of internet resources, Trend reports citing a report of the Netcraft analytical company.
According to the company, a total of 278 Azerbaijani sites faced phishing attacks, the number of which increased by over 50 percent compared to December 20210 (66 sites).
“Up until now, more than 36,500 were registered in the ".az" domain zone,” the company said.
According to Netcraft, in Ukraine, every 25th website faced with one phishing attack, in Russia - every 117th website, in Belarus - every 748th website, in Latvia - for every 107th website, in Lithuania - every 204th website, in Estonia - every 194th website, in Kazakhstan - every 861st website, in Uzbekistan - every 407th website, and in Georgia – every 274th website also faced with 1 phishing attack.
“The phishing attack is carried out by sending a large number of emails on behalf of popular brands. The emails often contain a direct link to a fake brand site that does not visually differ from the real one. By entering such a site, the user can provide hackers with valuable information that allows them to gain access to their personal accounts and bank accounts,” added the company.
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