Spam and phishing in 2025
ID: 6e3fc113-4d30-55f5-9ce1-a494ac995989
STIX ID: report--6e3fc113-4d30-55f5-9ce1-a494ac995989
Feed Name: Securelist by Kaspersky
Date Published: 2026-02-11
Date Updated: 2026-04-29
Author: Tatyana Kulikova, Olga Altukhova, Roman Dedenok, Andrey Kovtun, Irina Shimko, Anna Lazaricheva
This report summarizes 2025 global spam and phishing trends: massive volumes of phishing (554M blocked link attempts) and malicious email attachments (144.7M blocked) were observed, with attackers focusing on credential harvesting (messaging apps, government services, KYC), scams (ticket, job, investment, and brand-partner fraud), and distribution techniques that abuse legitimate platforms (Google services, OpenAI, link-protection services) and use QR codes and password-protected archives; multiple malware and stealer families (e.g., Makoob, Badun, Taskun, Agensla, Noon) were highlighted along with regional targeting and top-level domain trends.
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