account for just over 20% of all phishing attacks.

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Firstly, you can save money on foreign freelancers, especially on "gray" and "black" orders. Secondly, a different jurisdiction complicates the process of finding a fraudster by law enforcement agencies.
The second direction is online stores, cinemas, delivery services, taxis. Here, the target is data that allows you to access linked bank cards. According to a study by Group-IB, in 2020, such services became the target in 30.7% of attacks. Attackers pay special attention to financial institutions - they
The third direction is mail services and, above all, Google accounts. Gaining access to a Google ID or Apple ID opens up a maximum of information on your devices to fraudsters, including files stored in cloud services. Having gained access to iCloud, a criminal will not only gain access to photos and documents - he will have control over your digital identity and, for example, access to saved passwords from other services.
Who is at risk?
Anyone with access to the Internet. You can restore your account kenya number data or block your bank card quickly and without harm. At the same time, the attacker may have time to make a transaction from your account or download personal or even compromising data from your correspondence.

This is where blackmail and ransom demands come into play: we all remember the scandalous "spills" of adult photos from celebrities' iCloud or the extortion of money for the destruction of copies of unreleased music releases.

Accounts with strong social capital are used to post fraudulent offers and links that a well-known blogger's loyal audience can click on. And, what's more, enter their payment details and passwords, providing the scammers with new valuable information.