Summary
This report is a comprehensive analysis of the evolving email threat landscape as observed in 2024, with predictions for 2025. It details how traditional email security measures have been increasingly bypassed, highlighting that 99% of email threats reaching corporate inboxes in 2024 were response-based social engineering attacks or contained phishing links, with only 1% delivering malware. The report identifies critical trends, such as the exploitation of leaked personal data for personalized attacks and the significant rise in the abuse of legitimate services and developer tools by cybercriminals. It outlines the growing sophistication of social engineering tactics, including the use of generative AI to craft convincing phishing messages. Additionally, the report discusses the prevalence of credential theft attacks, particularly targeting Microsoft 365, and the emergence of docuphishing techniques. The findings emphasize the need for organizations to strengthen their defenses against these continuously evolving email threats, which are becoming more personal and convincing.
