MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- CYREN (NASDAQ:
CYRN) today published its Q3 2014 Internet Threats Trend
Report. CYREN analysts report that phishing scams targeting
Apple users saw a dramatic upswing in Q3 of this year. Compared to
Q1 2014, Apple users faced a 246% increase in the attacks that
masquerade as a trustworthy entity in order to obtain sensitive
user information.
Download the full report here: http://tinyurl.com/n4gq5oo
Following the recent news of the Apple-based hack into celebrity
accounts, CYREN reported that its quarterly analytics indicated
more than 7,000 new Apple phishing sites during the week of the
celebrity hack news.
The report illustrates how the threat was intensified by Apple
initiating new email alerts shortly after news of the celebrity
attacks. The legitimate Apple emails informed users that their
Apple ID was used to sign into an iCloud account. However, this
gave scammers the opportunity to imitate an official large-scale
email campaign.
CYREN CTO Lior Kohavi, stated in
the report: "If there is one thing the celebrity
phishing-photo scandal taught us, it's that Apple users are a
significant target for scams and hacking. While the iOS and OSX
operating systems still remain relatively safe, more and more
individuals globally are buying Apple devices and using Apple
services, which could account (in part) for the increased targeting
of Apple users… And, phishing attacks are at least three
times more likely to be successful on a smart phone than on a
desktop or laptop, mainly because telltale giveaways, such as fake
links, logos, and email addresses, aren't as easily visible on a
small mobile phone screen."
The CYREN Internet Threats Trend Report is based on a
comprehensive analysis of billions of daily transactions handled by
the CYREN GlobalView Cloud Platform.
About CYREN
CYREN is a leading provider of cloud-based cybersecurity
solutions that deliver powerful protection through global data
intelligence. Regardless of the device or its
location, CYREN's easily deployed web, email, and
anti-malware products deliver uncompromising protection in both
embedded and Security as a Service (SecaaS) deployments.
Organizations rely on CYREN's cloud-based threat
detection and proactive security analytics to provide up-to-date
spam classifications, URL categorization and malware detection
services. The CYREN GlobalView Cloud Platform leverages Recurrent
Pattern Detection™ technologies to protect more than 550 million
users in 190 countries. CYREN is traded on
the NASDAQ Capital Market and the Tel Aviv Stock
Exchange (TASE) under the trading symbol "CYRN." Visit
the CYREN GlobalView Security Center or go
to www.CYREN.com.
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