- Security Equipment Vipre processed 7.2 billion E -emails to deliver a scary report
- It found that 90% of the Sending E -Mails are classified as spam where the US peaked spam -sender list
- Rising threats for 2025 include QR -Code Phishing and Adoption of Depths
Vipre processed 7.2 billion E emails in 2024 and revealed a staggering 858 million occurrences of spam, with the majority marked due to content (437 million) or the links in (411.62 million).
The Security Company’s latest E -Mail -threat analysis research also revealed over 90% of all E emails identified as spam included unsolicited commercial messages and malicious phishing attempts trying to avoid secure e -mail -provider filtration.
Vipre found that the United States is the leading source of spam -e emails, followed by the UK, with countries such as Switzerland and Sweden also among the best senders.
The emergence of Malspam and Phishing
The Digital Age has brought an overwhelming river of E -mail spam; Other recent research requirements that companies allegedly received 20 billion spam -e emails in 2024.
Malspam or malicious spam remains a significant threat, and attackers are known for changing their attack methods.
In the 1st quarter of 2024, 78% of MalSpam attachments used, while Q2 switched to 86% using links. At the 4th quarter, attachments had recovered prominence, where PDF, DOCX and XLSX files were the most common carryers of malware.
Links remained the most common phishing tool, where URL -Direction accounts for 51% of phishing trials. QR codes emerged as a new attacking technique, with their use in phishing -e emails increased from 1% in 1st quarter to 12% in the 4th quarter.
VIPRES Report encourages vigilance against E emails that allegedly come from CEOs and top business leaders; The company found that 70% of all scam -e emails use this format. Such spam -e emails are primarily targeted at the manufacturing sector (32%), energy (9%), retail (8%), health (5%) and the government (4%). Microsoft remained the most falsified brand with them as docusign, Apple and Google, which also topped the list.
To combat these developing threats, organizations must introduce a multi-layer approach to email security. Implementation of email approval protocols such as SPF, DKIM and DMARC can help prevent forgery and imitation, while investing in AI-driven detection tools can cause real-time protection against new threats.
In addition, enforcement of multi-factor approval (MFA) adds via authentication apps an additional layer of security, while continuous user training is important for identifying phishing experiments.
At Backend, behavioral analysis and end point protection systems should also be implemented to detect and block suspicious messages and malware.
“This annual E -Mail landscape analysis provides valuable insight into cyber security threats that will challenge companies in 2025,” said Usman Choudhary, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Vipre Security Group.
“To counter the increasingly automated and AI-enhanced email-based threats, organizations need to implement robust email security technologies and promote a culture with much vigilant security awareness among employees in the same goal. This double approach presents the most realistic and effective approach to overcoming the ever-advancing and difficult email-based threats. “
