Energy and Infrastructure Industry Sees Steady Growth in Business and Vendor Email Cyberattacks

Abnormal Security has published new research about the growth of BEC/VEC attacks in the energy and infrastructure industry. 

The energy and infrastructure industry is a top target for VEC attacks, with 65% of Abnormal customers experiencing a VEC attempt between February 2023 and January 2024

BEC attacks increased by 18% in the following six months, reaching a weekly average of 0.63 attacks per 1,000 mailboxes.

Despite flatlining over the Christmas holiday, the number of weekly attacks experienced by energy and infrastructure organizations jumped in the new year, peaking at 1.41 per 1,000 mailboxes in the second week of January.

You can read the research here.

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