98% Spike in Phishing Campaigns Leveraging Russian (.ru) Domains

A KnowBe4 Threat Lab publication Authors: Martin Kraemer, Jeewan Singh Jalal, Anand Bodke, and James Dyer EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: We observed a 98% rise in phishing campaigns hosted on Russian ...
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245% Increase in SVG Files Used to Obfuscate Phishing Payloads

A KnowBe4 Threat Labs Publication Authors: James Dyer and Cameron Sweeney The KnowBe4 Threat Research team has observed a sustained increase in the use of Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) ...
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Invoice or Impersonation? 36.5% Spike in Phishing Attacks Leveraging QuickBooks’ Legitimate Domain in 2025

A KnowBe4 Threat Lab Publication Authors: Martin Kraemer, James Dyer, and Lucy Gee Much like sending a phishing email from a compromised account, cybercriminals can boost the ...
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School is in Session: Surge in Phishing Attacks Targeting the Education Sector

A KnowBe4 Threat Lab Publication Authors: Jeewan Singh Jalal, Anand Bodke, Daniel Netto and Martin Kraemer
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