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Phishing campaigns thrive as evasive tactics outsmart conventional detection

June 1, 2023

A 25% increase in the use of phishing kits has been recorded in 2022, according to Group-IB. The key phishing trends observed are the increasing use of access control and …

Threat actors exploit new channels for advanced phishing attacks

May 26, 2023

Perception Point’s team has identified a 356% increase in the number of advanced phishing attacks attempted by threat actors in 2022. Overall, the total number of …

Malicious links and misaddressed emails slip past security controls

May 22, 2023

The majority of organizations use six or more communication tools, across channels, with email remaining the channel seen as the most vulnerable to attacks (38%), according to …

Phishing emails from legit YouTube address hitting inboxes

April 7, 2023

Phishers are targeting YouTube content creators by leveraging the service’s Share Video by Email feature, which delivers the phishing email from an official YouTube …

Organizations need to re-examine their approach to BEC protection

March 14, 2023

BEC attacks are growing year over year and are projected to be twice as high as the threat of phishing in general, according to IRONSCALES and Osterman Research. 93% of …

AI is taking phishing attacks to a whole new level of sophistication

March 8, 2023

92% of organizations have fallen victim to successful phishing attacks in the last 12 months, while 91% of organizations have admitted to experiencing email data loss, …

Cybercriminals exploit fear and urgency to trick consumers

February 13, 2023

Cybercriminals remained active in spying and information stealing, with lottery-themed adware campaigns used as a tactic to obtain people’s contact details, according to …

An email attack can end up costing you over $1 million

February 10, 2023

75% of the organizations had fallen victim to at least one successful email attack in the last 12 months, with those affected facing average potential costs of more than $1 …

Cybercriminals exploit volatile job market for targeted email attacks

February 9, 2023

Between July–December 2022, the median open rate for text-based business email compromise (BEC) attacks was nearly 28%, according to Abnormal Security. Business email and …

Credential phishing attacks rise and represent a huge threat to businesses

August 23, 2022

Abnormal Security released a report which explores the current email threat landscape. This Help Net Security video provides insight into the latest advanced email attack trends.

Response-based attacks make up 41% of all email-based scams

August 17, 2022

Response-based attacks targeting corporate inboxes have climbed to their highest volume since 2020, representing 41 percent of all email-based scams targeting employees, …

Credential phishing attacks skyrocketing, 265 brands impersonated in H1 2022

August 15, 2022

Abnormal Security released a report which explores the current email threat landscape and provides insight into the latest advanced email attack trends, including increases in …

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