Seems, Indian websites have become a soft target for phishing attacks. According to a latest report generated by Symantec intelligence, Information Technology sites are the most vulnerable amongst targeted websites by the phishers in India.
According to Symantec’s February intelligence report, the global phishing rate has increased by 0.018 percentage points. To the reader’s surprise, URLs associated to Indian brands accounted for 0.15 percent of the global phishing statistics in the month of January.
The report also revealed that there are different categories of targeted Indian sites like- Information Technology, Education, Product , Sales & Services and Industrial & manufacturing and Travel & Transport. According to report, 14.40%, 11.90%, 9.80%, 7.30% and 5.80% phishers target Information Technology, Education, Product , Sales & Services and Industrial & manufacturing and Travel & Transport respectively. As far as education segment is concerned, it was on the top in 2011.
State wise, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Maharashtra, and Punjab are the most prevalent in India.
