APWG：2024年第四季度网络钓鱼活动趋势报告英文版 .docxVIP

PHISHINGACTIVITYTRENDSREPORT

4thQuarter2024

Unifyingthe

GlobalResponse

ToCybercrime

ActivityOctober-December-September2024

Published19March2025

PhishingActivityTrendsReport,4thQuarter2024

PhishingReportScope

TheAPWGPhishingActivityTrendsReportanalyzesphishingattacksandotheridentitythefttechniques,asreportedtotheAPWGbyitsmembercompanies,itsGlobalResearchPartners,throughtheorganization’swebsiteat,andbye-mailsubmissionstoreportphishing@.APWGmeasurestheevolution,proliferation,andpropagationofidentitytheftmethodsbydrawingfromtheresearchofourmembercompaniesandindustryexperts.

PhishingDefined

Phishingisacrimeemployingbothsocialengineeringandtechnicalsubterfugetostealconsumers’personalidentitydataandfinancialaccountcredentials.Socialengineeringschemespreyonunwaryvictimsbyfoolingthemintobelievingtheyaredealingwithatrusted,legitimateparty,suchasbyusingdeceptiveemailaddressesandmessages,boguswebsites,anddeceptivedomainnames.ThesearedesignedtoleadconsumerstocounterfeitWebsitesthattrickrecipientsintodivulgingfinancialdatasuchasusernamesandpasswords.Technicalsubterfugeschemesplantmalwareontocomputerstostealcredentialsdirectly,oftenusingsystemsthatinterceptconsumers’accountusernamesandpasswordsormisdirectconsumerstocounterfeitWebsites.

PhishingTrendsUpward:TollRoadScamsFloodPhones

Leveragingnewphishingkitsandthe.TOPgTLD,ChinesephishersarefloodingsmartphoneswithSMS-basedphishingmessages

PhishingActivityTrendsSummary

? Inthefourthquarterof2024,APWGobserved989,123phishingattacks,up

TableofContents

StatisticalHighlightsfor2ndQuarter2017 3

PhishingTrend:SmishingAttacksTollOperators 4

from877,536inQ2and932,923inQ3.[pp.3-4]

? ChinesephishersaresendingfloodsofSMSphishingmessages,enabledbya

SMSPhishingAttacksTollOperators 4-