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Gen Q1/2025 Threat Report

8 FINDINGSPublished May 28, 2025
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Key Findings

Individual breached records surged by more than 186%, revealing sensitive information such as passwords, emails, and credit card details.

GenGen Q1/2025 Threat Report ·May 28, 2025
BreachPersonal informationSensitive informationData exposure

Generic scams accounted for 51% of reports submitted to the Norton Genie scam detector.

GenGen Q1/2025 Threat Report ·May 28, 2025
Scam

A CryptoCore campaign in early 2025, which leveraged deepfake videos, stole close to $4 million spread through more than 2,000 transactions

GenGen Q1/2025 Threat Report ·May 28, 2025
Deepfake

There was a 36% increase in the number of data breaches faced by companies compared to the previous quarter.

GenGen Q1/2025 Threat Report ·May 28, 2025
Data breach

Fake Browser Update Scams grew to over 17 times the previous quarter's levels. This type of scam is a form of Scam-Yourself Attack that tricks people into installing malware under the guise of browser updates.

GenGen Q1/2025 Threat Report ·May 28, 2025
Scam

Reports of phishing scams rose by a staggering 466% compared to the previous quarter.

GenGen Q1/2025 Threat Report ·May 28, 2025
ScamPhishing

Reports of phishing scams rose by a staggering 466% compared to the previous quarter.

GenGen Q1/2025 Threat Report ·May 28, 2025
ScamPhishing

Phishing now makes up nearly 32% of all scam submissions to the Norton Genie scam detector platform.

GenGen Q1/2025 Threat Report ·May 28, 2025
ScamPhishing