On March 3, 2025, the KnowBe4 Threat Labs team observed a massive influx of phishing attacks originating from legitimate Microsoft domains. KnowBe4 Defend detected activity starting on February 24th, with a peak on March 3rd, when 7,000 attacks from microsoft-noreply@microsoft.com…
INKY has published its annual report on email security, finding that phishing accounted for 30% of all reported cybercrimes last year. “Phishing threats grew in both volume and sophistication, introducing new attack vectors like QR codes, cross-site scripting, and weaponized file types…
INKY has published its annual report on email security, finding that phishing accounted for 30% of all reported cybercrimes last year. “Phishing threats grew in both volume and sophistication, introducing new attack vectors like QR codes, cross-site scripting, and weaponized file types…
The average amount of money requested in business email compromise (BEC) attacks spiked to $128,980 in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the Anti-Phishing Working Group’s (APWG’s) latest report. This is nearly double the amount requested during Q3 2024…
Our latest Phishing Threat Trends Report explores the evolving phishing landscape in 2025, from renewed tactics to emerging attack techniques. Ransomware may be an “old” threat, but new tactics are making people more susceptible than ever. In this edition, we break down a highly advanced…
Threat actors are abusing Microsoft’s infrastructure to launch phishing attacks that can bypass security measures, according to researchers at Guardz. The attackers compromise multiple Microsoft 365 tenants in order to generate legitimate transaction notifications that contain phishing messages. “This attack exploits legitimate…
