What is phishing? Hackers use unsolicited email, text messages (SMISHing), and telephone calls purportedly from a
legitimate company requesting personal, financial, and/or login credentials.
The most popular phish attempts for small business are:
- Microsoft accounts
- Adobe accounts
- Docusign
- DHL or other delivery notices
Phishing can be seasonal. More delivery phishes get sent around Christmas time for example. At tax time hackers use more government impersonation phishes such as a fake email/text from CRA about tax refunds.