One in three email messages is malicious or unwanted spam.

Eighty-eight percent of consumers who received a data breach notice experience at least one negative consequence after a breach; 40 percent experience an increase in phishing or scam attempts; 49 percent experience an increase in spam emails or robocalls; 40 percent experience attempted takeover of an existing account (2025)

42% of respondents of UK IT leaders cited external threats (such as phishing, spoofing, and spam) as their bigest email security challenge.

About 50% of small healthcare organisations lack anti-phishing controls beyond default spam filters.

24% of email messages overall are now malicious or unwanted spam.

92% of the emails processed by VIPRE were spam.