Cyber Actors Exploit ‘Secure’ Websites in Phishing Campaigns
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released an alert on Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) phishing – a scheme which lures email recipients into visiting malicious websites that look legitimate and secure. More specifically, websites with addresses that start with “https” and with the lock icon are supposed to provide privacy and security to visitors. Unfortunately, cyber criminals are banking on the public’s trust of “https” and the lock icon.