- Outfit Security Vipre processed 7.2 billion emails to deliver a scathing report
- He found that 90% of the emails sent are classified as spam, with the US
- The increase in threats by 2025 includes the phishing of the QR code and the adoption of Deepfakes
Vipre prosecuted 7.2 billion emails in 2024 and discovered an amazing clash of 858 million spam instances, with the majority marked due to the content (437 million) or the links inside (411.62 million).
The latest email threat analysis investigation of the security firm also revealed more than 90% of all emails identified as spam including unplayed commercial messages and malicious phishing attempts that try to evade the safe filtering of mail suppliers electronic.
Vipre discovered that the United States is the main source of electronic spam emails, followed by the United Kingdom, with countries such as Switzerland and Sweden also among the best senders.
The emergence of Malspam and Phishing
The digital age has brought an overwhelming spam email flood; According to reports, other recent research claims companies received 20 billion spam emails in 2024.
Marspam, or malicious spam, remains a significant threat, and it is known that attackers change their attack methods.
In the first quarter of 2024, 78% of Malspam used accessories, while Q2 saw an 86% change using links. For the Q4, the attachments had recovered the prominence, with the PDF, Docx and XLSX files the most common malware carriers.
The links remained the most common phishing tool, with the Redirection of URL that represents 51% of Phishing attempts. QR codes emerged as a new attack technique, with their use in phishing emails increased from 1% in the first 12% quarter in the fourth quarter.
Vipre’s report encourages surveillance against emails that supposedly come from the CEOs and the main business executives; The company found that 70% of all emails in fraud use this format. These spam electronic emails are mainly directed to the manufacturing sector (32%), energy (9%), retail (8%), health (5%) and government (4%). Microsoft remained the most falsified brand with the tastes of Docusign, Apple and Google also leading the list.
To combat these threats in evolution, organizations must adopt a several layer approach to email security. The implementation of email authentication protocols such as SPF, DKIM and DMARC can help prevent supplantation and supplantation, while investing in detection tools with AI can provide real -time protection against emerging threats.
In addition, enforcing multifactor authentication (MFA) through authenticator applications adds an additional security layer, while the user’s continuing education is essential to identify phishing attempts.
In the backend, the behavior analysis and the final point protection systems must also be implemented to detect and block suspicious messages and malware.
“This annual analysis of email panorama provides valuable information about cybersecurity threats that will challenge companies in 2025,” said Usman Choudhary, Director of Products and Technology at Vipre Security Group.
“To counteract increasingly automated and improved email threats, organizations must implement solid email security technologies and foster a highly vigilant security culture among employees, to the same extent. This dual approach presents the most realistic and effective approach to overcome the threats of always advanced electronic emails. “
