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Of 512 job application-related phishing emails, attackers targeted engineering (64%) roles, followed by finance (12%), HR (10%), IT (10%), product (2%), and others (2%).

3/20/2025
Phishing

There has been a 57.9% increase in phishing attacks being sent from compromised accounts getting through traditional detection.

3/20/2025
PhishingEvasion

The top three words used in phishing emails: Urgent, Review, Sign.

3/20/2025
Phishing

The top cryptocurrencies demanded during extortion are: Bitcoin, Monero, XRP.

3/20/2025
ExtortionCryptocurrencies

The most common third-party platforms used for phishing were: • sendgrid.com • salesforce.com • amazonaws.com • sendlayer.com • mailgun.com • marketo.com.

3/20/2025
Phishing

31% of IT teams take more than 5 hours to respond to a security issue.

3/11/2025

31% of employees still hesitate to report security concerns because they find it too difficult.

3/11/2025

71% of American employees feel very comfortable reporting security issues.

3/11/2025

12% of employees have fallen for deepfake scams.

3/11/2025

12% of employees have been tricked by deepfake scams.

3/11/2025

9% of employees have fallen for social engineering.

3/11/2025

65% of employees believe they can confidently identify deepfake scams.

3/11/2025

1 in 10 employees still hesitate to report security concerns due to fear or uncertainty.

3/11/2025

38% of employees still hesitate to report security concerns because they don't know how.

3/11/2025

68% of South African employees reported falling for scams—the highest victimization rate.

3/11/2025

11% of employees have fallen for vishing.

3/11/2025

24% of employees have fallen for phishing attacks.

3/11/2025

83% of employees believe they can confidently identify vishing attacks.

3/11/2025

Nearly half of employees have fallen for scams.

3/11/2025

83% of employees believe they can confidently identify social media phishing.

3/11/2025

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