{"id":1204,"date":"2019-11-26T15:39:33","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T20:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexyz.com\/blog\/?p=1204"},"modified":"2020-12-12T22:17:26","modified_gmt":"2020-12-13T03:17:26","slug":"new-tool-to-report-email-phishing-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexyz.com\/blog\/new-tool-to-report-email-phishing-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"New Tool to Report Email Phishing Scams"},"content":{"rendered":"

Toronto, ON – Thexyz Inc,\u00a0the leading private email service that protects people and their data announces that a new \u201cEmail Phishing Reporting Tool<\/a>\u201d has been developed to help the growing problem of Email Phishing.\u00a0 There has been a notable increase in fraudulent spoofs targeting top executives in companies large and small. To help organizations protect against these new scams, Thexyz have developed a reporting tool<\/a> and blocklist<\/a> that seeks to identify malicious phishing emails and ensure they are reported to departments with the competencies to deal with phishing and cybercrime. In addition to filing the report, it is also capable of notifying the abuse department of the top 25 most phished organizations.<\/p>\n

Email Phishing or spoofing<\/a>, refers to email-based attacks in which the fraudster poses as a top executive to trick those with the management of a targeted company\u2019s finances into sending large payments to a bank account controlled by the fraudster. Often sent during off-peak business hours or holidays, the emails usually convey urgency in an effort to catch the victim off-guard.<\/p>\n

Since Thexyz first reported on phishing email attacks<\/a> in July 2017, there has been a sharp rise in the attack volume. According to Federal Bureau of Investigation Internet Crime Complaint center, losses due to email phishing have exceeded $1.2 billion since 2013.<\/p>\n

Over the last year, nearly every tactic used in spoofing has evolved with increasing sophistication. Fraudsters have adapted with new techniques that make the attacks more convincing and the losses more severe. Also, current phishing campaigns are targeting smaller, fast growing start-up companies in addition to larger organizations that have typically been the target of fraudulent phishing emails.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe target list has grown. Scammers are now hitting executives at small and medium-sized businesses where exceptions to payment policies are often common,\u201d according to Perry Toone, Director at Thexyz. \u201cA year ago, the phishing campaigns target was primarily larger organizations with extensive supplier networks.\u201d<\/p>\n

Organizations should take the following steps to reduce the risk of falling victim to email phishing attacks:<\/p>\n