Nearly Half a Billion Emails in 2024 Were Malicious

Hornetsecurity’s 2024 analysis of 55.6 billion emails finds phishing remained the dominant attack vector, with malicious URLs surging (22.7%) and a shift from attachments to reverse-proxy credential theft capable of bypassing MFA using tools like Evilginx; shipping brands such as DHL and FedEx were most frequently impersonated, underscoring the need for security awareness training to counter social engineering.