Inbox Under Siege: 5 Email Attacks You Need to Know for 2025
This comprehensive threat report identifies and analyzes five of the most advanced and dangerous email-based attacks security leaders must prepare for in 2025. Drawing from real-world incidents observed by Abnormal AI, the paper details:
- Cryptocurrency Fraud – Attacks leveraging fake wallet maintenance alerts to steal recovery phrases.
- File-Sharing Phishing – Threats using platforms like Google Docs and Dropbox to host phishing links hidden in legitimate-looking files.
- Multichannel Phishing – Sophisticated scams that start via email and then move to text, WhatsApp, or calls to bypass enterprise security layers.
- AI-Generated Business Email Compromise (BEC) – Hyper-personalized fraud campaigns powered by generative AI to mimic trusted senders.
- Email Account Takeover (ATO) – One of the most severe threats, enabling attackers to impersonate internal employees and launch downstream attacks from compromised inboxes.
With 350%+ increases in file-sharing phishing, average breach resolution times exceeding 260 days, and nearly all security leaders (98%) concerned about AI-driven threats, the report calls for a shift to behavioral AI-driven detection and contextual anomaly recognition to secure the inbox. It ends with predictions about the future exploitation of APIs and the urgent need for AI-native defenses capable of understanding identity and communication baselines.
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