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QBot became the number one most common
malware family we encountered in malicious
attachments in 2022, taking over last year’s
winner, Emotet.
Who are the criminals targeting?
Financial institutions (48%) are still the most
targeted sector, followed by construction
companies (17%), who experienced a significant
increase in phishing emails since 2021.
https://spot ify.com
https://microsoft.com
While Microsoft® remained the most spoofed URL we
tracked, this year Spotify® came in second place. In 2021,
Zoom (perhaps understandably) took second spot. This
year, Zoom didn’t even make the list.
The percentage of spam emails among our
2021 subset last year was a whopping 86%.
However, in 2022 it rose to 90%. These
spam emails include phishing, scam, and
commercial emails.
90%
spam emails
2022
In the last half of 2022, the US (54%) took the
top spot as the top-spam source for our clients.
In the first half of the year, it had been Russia.
Following the US in 2022, was Canada (24%)
and Chile (12%).
VIPRE Security noted an uptick in job-related
spam in Q4 of last year, which was being
exploited by bad actors to deliver phishing
and malware.
Within phishing emails, the phishing links we
found were comprised of compromised
websites (52%), newly registered domains
(39%), and subdomain cybersquatting (9%).
Domain Compromise
There was a 22% increase in malspam emails
with attachments from 2021 to 2022, as
compared to malspam with links.
Malicious Attachments vs. Links
Cybercriminals are posing as the MFA vendor
themselves and intercept real verification
pushes to capture credentials into a
spoofed site.
MFA Sidestepping
More remote work-based attacks
Brace for the growth of the “as-a-Service” economy
Small business will become bigger targets
The Email Security Landscape: Predictions for 2023
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VIPRE WHITEPAPER Social Cards - Email Threat Landscape

  • 1.
  • 2. QBot became the number one most common malware family we encountered in malicious attachments in 2022, taking over last year’s winner, Emotet.
  • 3. Who are the criminals targeting? Financial institutions (48%) are still the most targeted sector, followed by construction companies (17%), who experienced a significant increase in phishing emails since 2021.
  • 4. https://spot ify.com https://microsoft.com While Microsoft® remained the most spoofed URL we tracked, this year Spotify® came in second place. In 2021, Zoom (perhaps understandably) took second spot. This year, Zoom didn’t even make the list.
  • 5. The percentage of spam emails among our 2021 subset last year was a whopping 86%. However, in 2022 it rose to 90%. These spam emails include phishing, scam, and commercial emails. 90% spam emails 2022
  • 6. In the last half of 2022, the US (54%) took the top spot as the top-spam source for our clients. In the first half of the year, it had been Russia. Following the US in 2022, was Canada (24%) and Chile (12%).
  • 7. VIPRE Security noted an uptick in job-related spam in Q4 of last year, which was being exploited by bad actors to deliver phishing and malware.
  • 8. Within phishing emails, the phishing links we found were comprised of compromised websites (52%), newly registered domains (39%), and subdomain cybersquatting (9%). Domain Compromise
  • 9. There was a 22% increase in malspam emails with attachments from 2021 to 2022, as compared to malspam with links. Malicious Attachments vs. Links
  • 10. Cybercriminals are posing as the MFA vendor themselves and intercept real verification pushes to capture credentials into a spoofed site. MFA Sidestepping
  • 11. More remote work-based attacks Brace for the growth of the “as-a-Service” economy Small business will become bigger targets The Email Security Landscape: Predictions for 2023 ✓ ✓ ✓
  • 12. Get your copy of the Email Security in 2023 report, today! Email threats – discover the latest trends and stay one step ahead.