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In 2025, the use of 'Blob URIs' was noted in 2% of phishing attacks.
1/13/2026•
PhishingPhishing Techniques
In 2025, CAPTCHA was leveraged for added authenticity in 43% of phishing attacks.
1/13/2026•
PhishingPhishing TechniquesCAPTCHA
In 2025, obfuscations to hide URLs from detection were seen in 48% of phishing attacks.
1/13/2026•
PhishingPhishing TechniquesObfuscation
In 2025, attacks bypassing multifactor authentication (MFA) were reported in 48% of phishing attacks.
1/13/2026•
PhishingMFAMFA Bypass
In 2025, malicious QR codes were observed in 19% of phishing attacks.
1/13/2026•
PhishingQR CodesPhishing Techniques
In 2025, the abuse of trusted, legitimate online platforms was noted in 10% of phishing attacks.
1/13/2026•
PhishingPhishing Techniques
In 2025, malicious attachments were present in 18% of phishing attacks.
1/13/2026•
PhishingMalwarePhishing Techniques
In 2025, attacks leveraging generative AI were reported in 10% of phishing attacks.
1/13/2026•
PhishingGenerative AI
The number of known phishing kits doubled during 2025, reaching a significant increase in active use.
1/13/2026•
PhishingPhishing Kits
In 2025, 'ClickFix' social engineering techniques were used in 1% of phishing attacks.
1/13/2026•
PhishingPhishing TechniquesSocial Engineering
In 2025, 'polymorphic' attacks that varied the email header, body, and destination were seen in 20% of phishing attacks.
1/13/2026•
PhishingPhishing TechniquesPolymorphic
In late 2025, there were 10 million Mamba 2FA phishing attacks recorded.
1/13/2026•
Phishing2FA
In 2025, 90% of high-volume phishing campaigns utilized Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) kits.
1/13/2026•
PhishingPhishing KitsPhishing-as-a-Service
38% of organizations reported operational impact, including downtime and business disruption, as a consequence of an email security breach.
11/1/2025•
Email
36% of organizations lost sensitive data due to an email security breach.
11/1/2025•
Email
25% of organizations lost customers due to an email security breach.
11/1/2025•
Email
47% of organizations identified advanced evasion techniques as the main obstacle to rapid incident response.
11/1/2025•
Email
78% of organizations worldwide experienced an email security breach in the previous 12 months.
11/1/2025•
Email
27% of organizations lost new business as a result of an email security breach.
11/1/2025•
Email
71% of organizations that experienced an email security breach were also hit with ransomware during the year.
11/1/2025•
Email
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