Phishing attacks on enterprise and employee-owned smartphones increased 10% in 2022, according to a new report highlighting the continuing and growing risk of these attacks.
As more businesses have adopted bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies, the risks grow for these attacks, which aim to get the phone user to click on a link that releases malicious code.
The risks for business if a phishing attack is successful on one their employee’s or company-supplied smartphones are many, including the hackers rerouting payments to their own accounts, accessing sensitive company data or employees and customers’ personally identifiable information, or data loss.
Last year, 11.8% of mobile enterprise users clicked on six or more malicious links, compared with just 1.6% in 2020, which “indicates users are having a tougher time recognizing phishing attempts,” according to the report by cyber security firm Lookout Inc. Phishing Attacks on Business Smartphones Hit Record Levels