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Australia ranks #1 in phishing

By Brendon Foye on Sep 30, 2014 11:00PM
Australia ranks #1 in phishing
Australia has ranked as the most targeted country for phishing attacks. A study by Kaspersky Lab found that phishing attacks have almost doubled in Australia, accounting for 24.4 percent of incidents worldwide. Phishing activity increased globally by 62 percent with over 32 million detections ...

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By Brendon Foye
Sep 30 2014
11:00PM
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