This is the phishing scam that gets an identity theft expert ‘really, very angry’

Digital thieves are nothing if not persistent and innovative.

They keep finding new ways to try to part you from your money.

Phishing — where thieves pose as trusted entities or send legitimate looking emails or messages to trick you into giving them access to your accounts — is a widespread method. And it is constantly evolving.

“We’ve seen phishing go through the roof,” said Eva Velasquez, the CEO of the Identity Theft Resource Center, a San Diego-based national nonprofit.

But knowledge is power. So here are three emerging phishing threats to look out for, according to internet safety experts. All three threats target key parts of people’s digital lives: email attachments that lead to fake login pages, multi-factor authentication trickery and deceptive calendar invites.

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