USE OF MALICIOUS WEB LINKS IN EMAILS HAS RISEN BY 144% IN 2023 - NEW HORNETSECURITY REPORT
Its use increased by nearly 4 percentage points this year, rising from 39.6% to 43.3% of all email attacks.
- Its use increased by nearly 4 percentage points this year, rising from 39.6% to 43.3% of all email attacks.
- Of the 45 billion emails analysed, more than a third (36.4%) were categorised as unwanted.
- This represents the widespread nature of the risk, with a vast number of emails posing potential threats.
- Entertainment companies are attacked due to the money they handle, such as the 2023 attacks on MGM and Caesars Casinos.