By Charlotte Trueman
Staff Writer Oct 28, 2022

Cybersecurity company Vade reports that attackers sent more than 203.9
million emails in the third quarter alone, up from 155.3 million in
the prior quarter

Email security and threat detection company Vade has found that
phishing emails in the third quarter this year increased by more than
31% quarter on quarter, with the number of emails containing malware
in the first three quarters surpassing the 2021 level by 55.8 million.

Malware emails in the third quarter of 2022 alone increased by 217%
compared to same period in 2021. Malware email volume peaked in July,
reaching 19.2 million, before month-over-month declines in August and
September, with numbers dropping to 16.8 million and 16.5 million
respectively.

According to the report, email is the preferred attack vector for
phishing and malware, as it gives hackers a direct channel to users,
the weakest link in an organization�s attack surface. The report
analyzes phishing and malware data captured by Vade, which does
business internationally.

As attacks become more sophisticated, Vade said, they also become
increasingly capable of evading the basic security offered by email
providers, which almost eight in 10 businesses still rely on,
according to Vade�s research.

While the activity of threat actors fluctuates, Vade�s research found
that impersonating trusted and established brands remains the most
popular strategy for hackers. In the third quarter of 2022, Facebook
was the most impersonated brand for the second consecutive quarter,
followed by Google, MTB, PayPal, and Microsoft.

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https://www.csoonline.com/article/3678311/phishing-attacks-increase-by-over-31-in-third-quarter-report.html