A series of phishing campaigns Attack.Phishing is targeting airline consumers with messages crafted Attack.Phishing to trick Attack.Phishing victims into handing over personal or business credentials . A wave string of phishing campaigns Attack.Phishing is targeting airline consumers with messages crafted Attack.Phishing to trick Attack.Phishing victims into handing over personal or business credentials . The phishing messages pretend to be sent from Attack.Phishing a travel agency or a someone inside the target firm , they include a weaponized document or embed a malicious link . “ Over the past several weeks , we have seen a combination of attack techniques . One , where an attacker impersonates a travel agency or someone inside a company . Recipients are told an email contains an airline ticket or e-ticket , ” explained Asaf Cidon , vice president , content security services at Barracuda Networks . According to Barracuda Networks , aviation-themed phishing attacks Attack.Phishing contain links to spoofed Attack.Phishing airline sites , threat actors personalize Attack.Phishing the phishing page in a way to trick Attack.Phishing victims into providing business information . The attackers show a deep knowledge of the targets , hackers are targeting logistic , manufacturing and shipping industries . “ It ’ s clear there is some degree of advanced reconnaissance that takes place before targeting individuals within these companies , ” Cidon added . Recently the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team issued an alert of phishing campaigns Attack.Phishing targeting airline consumers . “ US-CERT has received reports of email-based phishing campaigns Attack.Phishing targeting airline consumers . Systems infected through phishing campaigns Attack.Phishing act as an entry point for attackers to gain access Attack.Databreach to sensitive business or personal information. ” reads the US-CERT warning . “ US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review an airline Security Advisory ( link is external ) and US-CERT ’ s Security Tip ST04-014 for more information on phishing attacks Attack.Phishing . ” The US-CERT specifically references the security advisory published by Delta Air Lines that warned its consumers of fraudulent activities . “ Delta has received reports of attempts by parties not affiliated with us to fraudulently gather customer information in a number of ways including : fraudulent emails , social media sites , postcards , Gift Card promotional websites claiming to be Attack.Phishing from Delta Air Lines and letters or prize notifications promising free travel , ” states the Delta Air Lines warning . Barracuda confirmed that these campaigns have a high success rate : “ Our analysis shows that for the airline phishing attack Attack.Phishing , attackers are successful over 90 percent of the time in getting employees to open airline impersonation emails , ” concluded Cidon . “ This is one of the highest success rates for phishing attacks Attack.Phishing . ”