Found out 90% of breaches come from phishing, blew my mind

Was reading through Verizon's data breach report last night and saw that stat - like 9 out of 10 security incidents start with someone clicking a bad link or opening a sketchy attachment. I always thought it was more about hackers finding software holes or cracking passwords. But nope, it's just people being tricked. Really made me think about all those times I almost clicked something in a rush. Now I'm paranoid about every email with a link, even from people I know. My boss actually got hit last fall when someone spoofed our CEO's email and asked for gift card codes. Has anyone else seen numbers like this from other sources?

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patricia_rodriguez1mo ago

right and here i am thinking my password was just too easy to guess lol jokes on me it's literally just me being dumb and clicking on things. i almost fell for one of those "your package is delayed" texts last week while i was half asleep and it looked legit until i realized i wasn't actually expecting anything. the ceo gift card thing is brutal too like who actually thinks their boss is emailing them for itunes codes at 2pm on a tuesday.

anna_shah91mo ago

lol seriously though, the "package delay" ones are getting scary good. @patricia_rodriguez what tipped you off besides not expecting anything? was it the link looking weird or the grammar? i got one last month that had my actual name and a legit looking tracking number from usps and i almost clicked it until i noticed the sender was some random gmail address. its wild how they make it look so real now. i swear half the battle is just being paranoid about everything you get on your phone.