the number of phishing sites leaped by 10.7 percent over the fourth quarter of 2013.
the number of brands targeted by phishing was up, from 525 targeted in the fourth quarter of 2013 to 557 in the first quarter of 2014.
the number of phishing attacks observed in Q1 was 125,215. that is the second-highest number of sites detected in a first quarter, eclipsed only by the 164,032 seen in the first quarter of 2012.
payment services continued to be the most-targeted industry sector.
the united states continued to be the top country hosting phishing sites.
32.7 percent of personal computers around the world were infected with malware,aware,or spyware.