the number of unique phishing web sites detected in the first quarter was 125,215. this is the second-highest number of sites detected in first quarter, eclipsed only by the 164,032 detected in the first quarter of 2012
"as Q1 levels are typically lower than what we see later in the year, we expect this to be a very active year for phishers worldwide," said frederick felman,chief marketing officer, markmonitor.
the number of brands targeted remained relatively consistent during Q1 2014.