Barracuda Finds That 23% of HTML Email Attachments Are Malicious
Barracuda Networks, April 28,2025
Barracuda Networks, Inc., released the 2025 Email Threats Report, which details the current state of email-based risks facing organizations worldwide, based on Barracuda's threat detection data.
The findings highlight how attackers continue to shift malicious links and content to attachments in the hope of evading detection by security tools. Advanced AI-based threat detection is critical for detecting such hidden threats.
As many as 20% of organizations experienced at least one attempted or successful account takeover (ATO) incident per month, with attackers typically trying to gain access through phishing, credential stuffing or by exploiting weak or reused passwords. Once inside an account, attackers can steal sensitive data, move laterally inside the organization, and send phishing emails that appear to be from a trusted source.