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Analysis of suspected phishing emails revealed that only 16% were genuinely malicious.

Red Kanary8/5/2025
ThreatsPhishing

50% of law firms cited phishing as the top cybersecurity concern, a new category this year, surpassing ransomware and user behavior.

Fenix248/5/2025
Law firmsPhishing

Among the unidentifiable phishing kits used by phishing sites, Evilginx accounts for 20%.

VIPRE8/4/2025
EmailPhishing

A significant portion of BEC targets are Danish, at 38%.

VIPRE8/4/2025
EmailPhishing

The Manufacturing sector was the prime target for email-based attacks in Q2 2025, accounting for 26% of all incidents.

VIPRE8/4/2025
EmailPhishing

Retail was the second most targeted sector for email-based attacks in Q2 2025, accounting for 20% of attacks.

VIPRE8/4/2025
EmailPhishing

Legal or HR notices account for 5% in phishing emails.

VIPRE8/4/2025
EmailPhishing

Travel-themed messages account for 10% in phishing emails.

VIPRE8/4/2025
EmailPhishing

Healthcare was the third most targeted sector for email-based attacks in Q2 2025, accounting for 19% of attacks.

VIPRE8/4/2025
EmailPhishing

Legal or HR notices account for 5% in phishing emails.

VIPRE8/4/2025
EmailPhishing

Compromised websites are the second most prevalent link delivery method, at 30%.

VIPRE8/4/2025
EmailPhishing

Swedish and Norwegian targets comprise a combined 19% of BEC targets.

VIPRE8/4/2025
EmailPhishing

Lumma Stealer is the most encountered malware family found in the wild during Q2 and is often delivered via malicious .docx, .html, or .pdf attachments, or through phishing links hosted on compromised or legitimate-looking cloud services such as OneDrive, and Google Drive.

VIPRE8/4/2025
EmailPhishing

Among the unidentifiable phishing kits used by phishing sites, Tycoon 2FA accounts for 10%.

VIPRE8/4/2025
EmailPhishing

Package delivery messages account for 5% in phishing emails.

VIPRE8/4/2025
EmailPhishing

Voice phishing (vishing) is on track to double last year’s volume by the end of 2025.

CrowdStrike8/4/2025
PhishingVishing

Urgency-based messaging is the second most tried approach in phishing emails, at 25%.

VIPRE8/4/2025
EmailPhishing

PDFs remain the preferred vehicle for delivering malicious attachments in phishing, at 64%.

VIPRE8/4/2025
EmailPhishing

The use of URL shorteners accounts for 7% of phishing delivery.

VIPRE8/4/2025
EmailPhishing

Norwegian language use in BEC scams is 1.5%.

VIPRE8/4/2025
EmailPhishing