Phishing Threats Increasingly Difficult to Detect

Patrick Harr is SlashNext‘s CEO. He said hackers quickly take advantage of the predictability of fans falling prey to malicious content that leads to data breaches.

“With this popular sporting tournament, it’s easy for hackers to prey on the excitement,” he said. “With money on the line for many employees participating in office pools and brackets, hackers serve fake sporting-themed websites, free streaming of games, private VPNs, contests and browser extensions that claim to keep track of scores and stats of the games. The sophistication of these phishing threats is becoming more difficult to detect, especially for users.”

With the tournament now underway, March Madness-themed phishing sites will pop up to steal credentials for future corporate-based attacks or credit card fraud, Harr said.

“With the increased use of BYOD and dual-purpose devices, it’s important to avoid giving away login credentials or accidentally adding malicious browser extensions, which can be used to breach corporate assets,” he said.