Cofense Phishing Defense Center (PDC) tracked one malicious email every 42 seconds in 2024. Many of these were part of polymorphic phishing attacks.
Cofense Phishing Defense Center (PDC) tracked one malicious email every 42 seconds in 2024. Many of these were part of polymorphic phishing attacks. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Cofense in May 2025. It covers topics including Phishing. The original data appears in The Rise of AI – A New Era of Phishing Threats. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.
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Cofense Phishing Defense Center (PDC) tracked one malicious email every 42 seconds in 2024. Many of these were part of polymorphic phishing attacks. This data was published by Cofense and covers Phishing.
Where does this data come from?
This statistic comes from The Rise of AI – A New Era of Phishing Threats, published by Cofense on May 14, 2025. You can view the original report at https://cofense.com/the-rise-of-ai-a-new-era-of-phishing-threats.
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