Q1 2023 Cofense Phishing Intelligence Report

The Cofense Intelligence team, analyzing millions of emails and malware samples, issues a quarterly report on evolving phishing threats. In Q1, there was a 20% increase in Active Threat Reports from the previous quarter and a 34% rise compared to Q1 2022, highlighting changes in tactics, techniques, procedures, and data trends in the phishing threat landscape. Notable statistics include a 527% increase in credential phishing volume, a comparison between Qakbot and Emotet, a 397% rise in Telegram bots over Q4 numbers, and YouTube breaking into the Top 10 threats.