Increase in credential phishing and brute force attacks causing financial and reputational damage

Abnormal Security released a report which examines the escalating adverse impact of socially-engineered and never-seen-before email attacks, and other advanced email threats—both financial and reputational—to organizations worldwide. The report surveyed advanced email attacks across eight major industry sectors, including retail and consumer goods; manufacturing; technology; energy and infrastructure services; medical; media and television; finance; and hospitality. Key findings 32.5% of all companies were targeted by brute force attacks in early June 2021 137 account takeovers … Continue reading Increase in credential phishing and brute force attacks causing financial and reputational damage