Email Threat Trends Report: 2025: Q1

Link usage accounted for 75% of phishing attempts in Q1 2024.

Link usage dropped by 42% in Q1 2025 compared to Q1 2024.

Callback scams now account for nearly one in five attempts.

92% of the emails processed by VIPRE were spam.

Callback phishing accounted for 16% of phishing attempts in Q1 2025.

SVG files are used in 34% of phishing attacks as favoured attachments.

PDF attachments are used in 36% of phishing attacks as favoured attachments