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Spam and phishing in 2021

February 9, 2022

In 2021:

  • 56% of e-mails were spam
  • 77% of spam was sent from Russia with another 14.12% from Germany
  • Our Mail Anti-Virus blocked 148 173 261 malicious attachments sent in e-mails
  • The most common malware family found in attachments were Agensla Trojans
  • Our Anti-Phishing system blocked 253 365 212 phishing links
  • Safe Messaging blocked 341 954 attempts to follow phishing links in messengers

Trends of the year

How to make an unprofitable investment with no return

The subject of investments gained significant relevance in 2021, with banks and other organizations actively promoting investment and brokerage accounts. Cybercriminals wanted in on this trend and tried to make their “investment projects” look as alluring as possible.

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