Top Email Threats and Trends Vol.1

Email-based attacks, especially associated with conversation hijacking are on the rise, as cybercriminals are getting help with generative AI, launching an attack is easier and faster than ever. Barracuda has been tracking 5 distinct categories of social engineering attacks, and analyzed 69 million attacks over the past 12 months, key findings include:

  • 70% increase in conversation hijacking since 2022
  • 1 in every 10 attacks were business email compromise
  • 1 in 20 mailboxes were targeted with QR code attacks in the last quarter in 2023
  • 40% of social engineering attacks including a shortened URL used bit.ly
  • And more

Get the free Top Email Threats and Trends Vol. 1 report from Barracuda to stay vigilant against the evolving email threat landscape.


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