A study by CipherTrust showed that fewer than five zombie network operators are responsible for all phishing attacks worldwide. Phishing scams accounted for less than one percent of emails screened in the first two weeks of October, but the attacks were launched by a different set of 1,000 compromised computers each day.
Countries in Latin America have been the primary targets in this campaign, researchers say.
Like they do with major news events and other holidays, online fraudsters are seeking to cash in on the upcoming Memorial Day weekend.
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), a research firm the advises clients on voting in proxy fights, must pay $300,000 to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
