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H2 2022 - Threat Actors Impersonate 265 Brands in Credential Phishing Attacks

Get a deeper understanding of evolving attack methodologies, including the rising use of brand impersonation in credential phishing attacks.

Key Insights

Credential phishing links appeared in 68.5% of all email attacks observed in H1 2022.

Email attacks rose 48% in H1 2022 compared to the prior six months.

Business email compromise attacks increased 150% year-over-year in H2 2022.

89% of large enterprises receive at least one financial supply chain compromise attack per week.

Threat actors impersonated 265 distinct brands in credential phishing attacks, most often spoofing social networks and Microsoft products.

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Credential phishing attacks represent a huge threat to organizations as a well-crafted (or even somewhat realistic-looking) phishing email can trick an employee into providing login credentials.

In our threat report covering data from January to June 2022, Abnormal Security found a 48% increase in email attacks over the previous six months, and 68.5% of those attacks included a credential phishing link. Cybercriminals posed as well-known brands in 15% of phishing attacks, with social networks and Microsoft products being the most frequently impersonated.

H22022

Download the H2 2022 threat report for insight into the latest attack trends. Findings include:

  • 150% year-over-year increase in business email compromise attacks

  • 89% of large enterprises receive a financial supply chain compromise attack each week

  • 265 individual brands were impersonated in credential phishing attacks

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