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One in Five Advanced Email Attacks Were Successful in 2022, According to New Report

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Thursday, November 10, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- New research from email security company Tessian, the State of Email Security Report, found that enterprise email is now the No. 1 threat vector for cyberattacks. According to the report, 94% of organizations experienced a spear phishing or impersonation attack, and 92% suffered ransomware attacks over email this year.

Key Points: 
  • According to the report, 94% of organizations experienced a spear phishing or impersonation attack, and 92% suffered ransomware attacks over email this year.
  • Impersonation attacks (where attackers attempt to create legitimate-looking email addresses) were the most common type of advanced email attack in the first nine months of 2022.
  • These types of attacks also ranked as the top email threat that security leaders are most concerned about.
  • On average, security leaders reported 148 impersonation attacks in 2022, followed by 141 spear phishing attacks and 138 email-based ransomware attacks.