Looking Back To Look Forward: 2024’s Top Email Threats

VIPRE Security Group’s 2024 email threat landscape report reveals that 90% of emails were spam, with 62% being malicious. Malware families like PikaBot, IceID, and Redline, primarily infostealers, caused significant damage and will likely continue to be threats in 2025. Business email compromise (BEC) scams, involving impersonation tactics, accounted for 70% of scam emails in Q4 2024 and resulted in substantial financial losses.