New report reveals a rise in phishing attacks, as commodity campaigns, advanced persistent threats, and impersonation attacks escalate
New report reveals a rise in phishing attacks, as commodity campaigns, advanced persistent threats, and impersonation attacks escalate
London, UK – 3rd October 2024 - Leading cybersecurity company, Egress, a KnowBe4 company, today has launched its latest Phishing Threat Trends Report (October 2024), which examines the most recent phishing statistics and threat intelligence insights. The report explores how cybercriminals commercial...
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28% increase in phishing emails sent between April 1st – June 30th vs January 1st – March 31st, 2024
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82% of phishing toolkits mentioned deepfakes and 74.8% referenced AI
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During a commodity attack, on average organisations experience a 2,700% increase in phishing attacks compared to the normal baseline
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72.3% of commodity attacks used a hyperlink as its payload, followed by QR codes at 14.0%
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52.5% of advanced persistent threat (APT) campaigns were classified as zero-day attacks, while only 35.4% contained a previously identified payload
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89% of phishing emails involve impersonation; Adobe was the most impersonated brand, followed by Microsoft
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14.9% of impersonation emails were classed as ‘payloadless’, relying solely on social engineering tactics
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44% of phishing emails were sent from compromised accounts, helping them bypass authentication protocols