Thursday, 5 March, 2026
Hackers hijack websites to steal data using PayPal phishing scam
By Basit Ansari
<p>Security experts have uncovered a fresh form of phishing that targets WordPress sites by using harmful malware. According to the estimate, there were more than 42M victims of identity theft in 2021. A net loss of over $52B resulted from the phishing campaign. The new bug is being used by crooks to carry out a complex PayPal phishing scheme, according to a team of Akamai experts. This phishing attack forces victims to hand over their most sensitive information.</p>
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