Kaspersky Lab detected phishing redirection attempts 482.5 million times in 2018 up from 246.2 million attempts in 2017. Researchers say they expect to see more phishing attacks on cryptocurrency-related resources in 2019. Scammers used newsworthy events, such as new smartphone launches, sales seasons, tax deadlines, and the EU General Data Protection Regulation to hook victims into handing over their credentials, they said. In total, 18.32 percent of users were attacked, researchers said.
Source: https://threatpost.com/threatlist-phishing-attacks-doubled-in-2018/142732/