1y ago

New report reveals a rise in phishing attacks, as commodity campaigns, advanced persistent threats, and impersonation attacks escalate

28% increase in phishing emails sent between April 1st – June 30th vs January 1st – March 31st, 2024
82% of phishing toolkits mentioned deepfakes and 74.8% referenced AI
During a commodity attack, on average organisations experience a 2,700% increase in phishing attacks compared to the normal baseline
72.3% of commodity attacks used a hyperlink as its payload, followed by QR codes at 14.0%
52.5% of advanced persistent threat (APT) campaigns were classified as zero-day attacks, while only 35.4% contained a previously identified payload
89% of phishing emails involve impersonation; Adobe was the most impersonated brand, followed by Microsoft
14.9% of impersonation emails were classed as ‘payloadless’, relying solely on social engineering tactics
44% of phishing emails were sent from compromised accounts, helping them bypass authentication protocols