Verizon’s 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report finds that phishing is the top threat action associated with breaches. 65% of US organizations experienced a successful phishing attack in 2019. Some attacks are crafted to specifically target organizations and individuals, and others rely on methods other than email. Attackers typically start with social engineering to gather information about the victim and the company before crafting the phishing message that will be used in the attack. The goal is to steal data, employee information, and cash, and the attacker needs to know who the intended victim communicates with and the kind of discussions they have.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3234716/8-types-of-phishing-attacks-and-how-to-identify-them.html