93 per cent of all phishing emails now contain ransomware, claims report

Charlee Gothard
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And a 789 per cent rise in phishing emails shakes mailboxes

Ninety-three per cent of all phishing emails now contain encryption ransomware - a figure that has almost doubled since December 2015. This is according to a report by security company PhishMe, ...

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