Learn more about the ransomware resurgence, AI-powered polymorphic phishing campaigns, and the hackers applying for the jobs at your organisation.
In With The Old And In With The New…
This Phishing Threat Trends Reports bring you the latest insights into the phishing landscape. Whether that’s emerging attacks or techniques that are starting to gain traction, or new intel on established threats.
In this edition, we look at how the “old” threat of ransomware continues to grow and walk through the “new” sophisticated tactics that cybercriminals layered into an attack detected by KnowBe4 Defend. These tactics enabled it to bypass native security and a secure email gateway (SEG), and would make it virtually impossible to stop if it had launched.
Elsewhere, we continue to highlight how cybercriminals are using AI to architect polymorphic phishing campaigns; how they’re injecting themselves into the hiring process to gain access to systems and data; and the attacks making it through native security and SEGs.
Unless otherwise stated, all information in this report has been generated by KnowBe4 Defend, an integrated cloud email security product.
What's inside the report
1) Keeping Up With The Changes
AI-powered polymorphic phishing is changing the threat landscape for good.
2) Ransomware On The Rise (Again)
We’re on the edge of a perfect storm: another surge in ransomware attacks — but this time, with even more sophisticated tactics.
3) You’re Hired!
Engineering roles are a honeypot for cybercriminals looking to exploit weaknesses within the hiring process.
4) What’s Getting Through Your Traditional Email Security Defenses?
Find out how cybercriminals are engineering their attacks to get through Microsoft and secure email gateways.
5) By The Numbers: How You’re Being Phished In 2025
Your questions answered with a round-up of phishing statistics.
6) It’s Time To Change Or Be Left Behind
We’re firmly in a new age of phishing threats — one of unprecedented scale and advancements powered by AI and cybercriminal collaboration
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