Number of phishing cases drops in Hong Kong but victims lose more money

The number of phishing scams in Hong Kong fell by more than half last year but total losses suffered by victims doubled to HK110 million (US14 million), police have said. The latest numbers were revealed as police warned that workers remained susceptible to such scams. A recent phishing simulation involving hundreds of organisations across the city found that more than one in eight employees taking part clicked on malicious email links and nearly half went on to submit personal data.