Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Meta’s WhatsApp demands contempt ruling after users report NSO Group-linked phishing

The tech giant has released its second Secure Future Initiative (SFI) progress report, showcasing its ongoing efforts to improve cybersecurity

Mobile phishing attacks surged in 2024, with 16% of all incidents occurring in the US, according to a new Zimperium report

A CloudSEK report revealed Zendesk's platform can be exploited for phishing and investment scams

This data comes from SlashNext’s mid-year State of Phishing 2024 report

Mandiant’s latest M-Trends report found that vulnerability exploitation was the most common initial infection vector in 2023, making up 38% of intrusions

Compromising valid identities became the top initial access vector in 2023 while phishing dropped to second place, IBM found in a new report

Finding comes from Menlo Security’s recently released 2023 State of Browser Security Report

In its latest Email Security Risk Report, Egress found that businesses were 10% more negatively affected by phishing attacks in 2023 than in 2022

The Arctic Wolf report found that 14.3% of officials believe their state is not prepared at all to deal with election-targeted cyber incidents, including phishing and disinformation campaigns

The SlashNext report also found a noteworthy 967% increase in credential phishing attacks

The figures from the latest Critical Start report also suggest 30% come from phishing campaigns

Email security provider Egress found that AI detectors were unable to identify if a phishing email came from an AI chatbot

KnowBe4 report revealed that 35.2% of users with no security training were prone to clicking on suspicious links

Large language models like ChatGPT and phishing kits have significantly contributed to the growth of phishing, Zscaler’s 2023 ThreatLabz Phishing Report claims

Endpoint security provider Lookout released its Global State of Mobile Phishing Report, which shows an unprecedented rate of mobile phishing attacks

Lookout report finds over-reliance on unmanaged devices

In the fifth edition of its Active Cyber Defence report, the NCSC evidenced how convincing vaccine lures have successfully stolen personal and financial data.