Security News > 2022 > August > Credential phishing attacks skyrocketing, 265 brands impersonated in H1 2022

Abnormal Security released a which report explores the current email threat landscape and provides insight into the latest advanced email attack trends, including increases in business email compromise, the evolution of financial supply chain compromise and the rise of brand impersonation in credential phishing attacks.

The research found a 48% increase in email attacks over the previous six months, and 68.5% of those attacks included a credential phishing link.

Most common among the 265 brands impersonated in these attacks were social networks and Microsoft products.

What makes these attacks particularly dangerous is that phishing emails are often the first step to compromising employee email accounts.

Additional findings Over a third of credential phishing attacks involving brand impersonation targeted educational institutions and religious organizations.

BEC attacks target every industry, but advertising and marketing agencies remain the most at risk with an 83% chance of receiving a BEC attack each week.

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https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2022/08/15/landscape-email-threat/