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Darktrace Flags 32 Million Phishing Emails in 2025 as Identity Attacks Intensify

2026-02-26 · Read original ↗

ATT&CK techniques detected

4 predictions
T1566Phishing
82%
"darktrace flags 32 million phishing emails in 2025 as identity attacks intensify more than 32 million high - confidence phishing emails were detected by darktrace in 2025, showcasing a substantial escalation in identity - driven cyber threats. the data was collected by darktrace …"
T1078Valid Accounts
62%
"), with exploitation often occurring before public disclosure. " identity has become the attacker ' s skeleton key. instead of forcing their way through a firewall, adversaries are logging in with stolen credentials, hijacked tokens and abused permissions, then moving laterally u…"
T1003OS Credential Dumping
60%
"), with exploitation often occurring before public disclosure. " identity has become the attacker ' s skeleton key. instead of forcing their way through a firewall, adversaries are logging in with stolen credentials, hijacked tokens and abused permissions, then moving laterally u…"
T1566.002Spearphishing Link
37%
"darktrace flags 32 million phishing emails in 2025 as identity attacks intensify more than 32 million high - confidence phishing emails were detected by darktrace in 2025, showcasing a substantial escalation in identity - driven cyber threats. the data was collected by darktrace …"

Summary

2025 saw 32M phishing emails, with identity threats surpassing vulnerabilities