The top phishing themes of 2023

New research from Cofense reveals the most common phishing themes of last year, which offer insight into the threat actor's intentions. Information analyzed to determine the theme includes the brand being spoofed, any attachment names, rendered attachments in the case of documents or HTML files, and the email body content, plus of course the subject. The report finds that benefits themed emails were most common in Q1 and Q4 of 2023, while fax and document themed emails were most common in Q1. Legal themed emails were most common in Q3 and Q4, while tax and notification themed emails peaked in… [Continue Reading]