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The
Problems are Growing
at a Dramatic Rate (3)
at a Dramatic Rate (3)
•17% of 100 companies surveyed reported being the target of cyber extortion (CMU-Information Week)
•The number of unique phishing attacks is doubling every month with 2000 different attacks perpetrated against millions of users in July alone (Anti-Phishing Working Group).
•1% of US households fell victim to phishing attacks in early 2004, at a cost of over $400M in direct monetary losses (Consumers Union).