Organizations invest in AI tools to elevate email security
To counteract new and emerging threat methods enhanced by artificial intelligence, specialized email security vendors are leveraging a synergy of AI and human insights to …
30% of phishing threats involve newly registered domains
Phishing remains the most dominant and fastest growing internet crime, largely due to the ubiquity of email and the ceaseless issue of human error that is preyed upon by …
37% of third-party applications have high-risk permissions
Email attacks have increased in both sophistication and volume since the start of the year, according to Abnormal Security. Examining data since 2013, Abnormal identified a …
Facebook and Microsoft remain prime targets for spoofing
While trends in phishing frequently evolve, Facebook and Microsoft’s collective dominance as the most spoofed brands continues, according to Vade. Facebook and Microsoft’s …
Same code, different ransomware? Leaks kick-start myriad of new variants
Threat landscape trends demonstrate the impressive flexibility of cybercriminals as they continually seek out fresh methods of attack, including exploiting vulnerabilities, …
Number of email-based phishing attacks surges 464%
The evolving cyberattack landscape reveals the increasing utilization of generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems, like ChatGPT, by cybercriminals for crafting …
Widespread BEC attacks threaten European organizations
European organizations experienced a greater volume and frequency of BEC attacks over the last year, as compared to organizations in the United States, according to Abnormal …
Insurance companies neglect basic email security
Only 3.54% of of insurance companies have correctly implemented basic phishing and spoofing protection, according to EasyDMARC. DMARC standard adoption Insurers operate using …
Phishing campaigns thrive as evasive tactics outsmart conventional detection
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
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
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
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 …
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