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Phishing Trends

Email security firm Vade just released their mid-year Phishing and Malware report.

Phishing volume is up 54% from the 2nd half of 2022.

Top 10 Impersonated Global Brands

  1. Facebook
  2. Microsoft
  3. Crédit Agricole
  4. SoftBank
  5. Orange
  6. PayPal
  7. Apple
  8. Amazon
  9. Google
  10. Comcast

Phishing by Industry

  • 33%       Financial Services
  • 22%       Social Media
  • 21%       Cloud Services
  • 13%       Internet / Telco
  • 10%       E-Commerce/Logistics
  • 1%         Government

Takeaway:

Email phishing is still the number one way for attackers to push their malware threats. Be wary of any unanticipated emails, it is more likely any emails claiming to be from a brand are fraudulent rather than sent by the actual brand.

Source: Vade

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