The Infinite Brief

In Jan., Google registered 149k active phishing websites. In February, that number nearly doubled to 293k. In March, that number had increased to 522k — a 350% increase since January.

To further complicate the situation, cyber-profiteering is on the rise, with 22% of Americans claiming they have been the target of cyberfraud.

Data from a RiskIQ scan of websites with suspicious coronavirus-related keywords indicates that 317k new websites were created during the two-week period between Mar. 9-23.