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Phishing Emails Up A Whopping 569% In 2022

DARKReading, March 29th, 2023

Credential phishing emails are the clear favorite of threat actors, with a 478% spike last year, new research shows.

The sheer volume of phishing emails sent in 2022 spiked by a jaw-dropping 569% according to a just-released analysis.

After sifting through a global network of data from 35 million users, using artificial and machine learning analysis, Cofense researchers released their latest State of Email Security Report that details the astronomical rise of email phishing as a tactic among threat actors in 2022.

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