Security News > 2023 > September > Spam is up, QR codes emerge as a significant threat vector

85% of phishing emails utilized malicious links in the content of the email, and spam emails increased by 30% from Q1 to Q2 2023, according to a VIPRE report.

Information technology organizations also overtook financial institutions as the most targeted sector for phishing in Q2 as compared to VIPRE's previous quarterly report.

In its analysis, VIPRE also discovered a new, macro-less malspam email campaign containing a spoof ".

Docx" - macro-less means the attacker bypasses the security warnings added to Microsoft Office programs in response to traditional macro malware.

This specific campaign contained a malicious external resource page called up when the victim opened the file.

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https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2023/09/04/phishing-emails-q2-2023/