Certain websites included in phishing e-mails successfully lure users up to 45% of the time. Once on the bogus pages (which tend to imitate legitimate websites), 14% of people unwittingly submit their information to hackers.
Researchers looked at 100 phishing emails self-reported by Gmail users and 100 phishing websites caught by Googles Safe Browsing system.
Findings reveal that even on the worst-performing phishing websites, 3% of users still submitted their data. On the most effective phishing sites, as many as 4% shared key information, Huffington Post reports.
About 20% of hackers access compromised accounts within 30 minutes of getting their credentials.
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