messages were reported, up from 18 million in 2022. 71% of organizations experienced at least one successful phishing attack in 2023. 9.3% of simulated phishing emails got users to click in 2023. $4.76 million is the average cost of data breaches due to phishing attacks. ...
of organisations reported a BEC attack, but only 29% teach users about such attacks. 71% of users took a risk action, and 96% of them they were doing something risky. 32% of organisations experienced loss of data/intellectual property due to phishing attacks in 2023. ...
and Red October, Cloud Atlas is an unattributed threat activity cluster that has been active since 2014. In December 2022, the group was linked to cyber attacks aimed at Russia, Belarus, and Transnistria that deployed a PowerShell-based backdoor called PowerShower. Then exactly a year later, ...
May 13, 2023 A new phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS or PaaS) platform named Greatness has been leveraged by cybercriminals to target business users of the Microsoft 365 cloud service since at least mid-2022, effectively lowering the bar to entry for phishing attacks. "Greatness, for now, is...
Smishing is an increasingly popular form of cybercrime. According to Proofpoint’s 2024State of the Phishreport, 75% of organizations experienced smishing attacks in 2023.1 Several factors have contributed to a rise in smishing. For one, the hackers perpetrating these attacks, sometimes called “smis...
Phishing attacks continue to ramp up – data from Trend Micro’s 2023 Email Threat Landscape Report shows a notable 29% increase in phishing detections. It’s no wonder that phishing/BEC was deemed the biggest factor contributing to cyber risk, according to aTrend Micro surveyof US cybersecurit...
TheX-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2023, the IBM Security report, gives reasonable intelligence for security teams as well as business leaders to better understand threat attacks. One of the outstanding factors the report expounded on was that more than half of all effective phishing attacks used...
These steps to security awareness are especially crucial when it comes to phishing attacks, one of the most widespread types of internet scams, totaling over 500 million reported attacks in 2022.1 This article will explore common phishing attacks and provide strategies to help people protect ...
entered in this interface is sent to the attacker, which can then be exploited. The number of phishing attacks is increasing. According to the anti-phishing working group (APWG), 316, 747 phishing attacks were reported in December 2021, which was the highest monthly total in APWG’s ...
Delete the suspicious email: Once you've reported the incident and taken necessary steps to secure your accounts, delete the phishing email from your inbox and trash folder. Remember that reporting phishing incidents can help authorities track down cybercriminals and prevent future attacks. Stay vigil...