Spam ranking: WhatsApp and package info are increasing
Cyber criminals use WhatsApp and information about parcel deliveries to spread spam and phishing emails. There was a slight increase in spam emails in the second quarter of 2021. This is confirmed by a spam analysis by Kaspersky for Q2 / 2021. Since last year, cyber criminals have been taking advantage of delivery delays and outages to trick users into opening malicious email attachments and links. This trend continued in the second quarter of this year, but online scammers continued to develop their methods and became more adept and precise at sending spam emails with greater local relevance. They also made more use of current discussions ...