Although phishing has been around in various forms since the 1990s, recent news has shown that it continues to evolve – and remains a major threat. These days, phishing tactics are so sophisticated it can be difficult to spot a scam – particularly in the case of hijacked email reply chains.
This approach sees a cybercriminal gain access to a colleague or supplier’s email. The criminal jumps into a legitimate email conversation adding a fake message pushing malware.