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Distribution of malicious e-mails reported by employees worldwide in first quarter 2023, by type
Global employee-reported malicious e-mails distribution Q1 2023, by type
In the first quarter of 2023, four in 10 malicious e-mails received by worldwide employees were response-based or e-mail impersonation attacks. A further 58 percent of the malicious e-mails were aimed at credential theft, while 1.3 percent were identified as malware delivery.
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