• The year in figures - 44.99% of all emails sent worldwide and 43.27% of all emails sent in the Russian web segment were spam - 32.50% of all spam emails were sent from Russia - Kaspersky Mail Anti-Virus blocked 144,722,674 malicious email attachments - Our Anti-Phishing system thwarted 554,002,207 attempts to follow phishing links Phishing and scams in 2025 Entertainment-themed phishing attacks and scams In 2025, online streaming services remained a primary theme for phishing sites within the entertainment sector, typically by offering early access to major premieres ahead of their official release dates. • Alongside these, there was a notable increase in phishing pages mimicking ticket aggregation platforms for live events. • Cybercriminals lured users with offers of free tickets to see popular artists on pages that mirrored the branding of major ticket distributors. • To participate in these “promotions”, victims were required to pay a nominal processing or ticket-shipping fee. • Naturally, after paying the fee, the users never received any tickets. • In addition to concert-themed bait, other music-related scams gained significant traction.
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- In 2025, spam emails dominated global traffic, with 44.99% of all messages worldwide and 43.27% in Russia classified as spam; 32.5% of spam originated from Russia. Kaspersky’s anti‑virus tools blocked 144.7 million malicious attachments, while its anti‑phishing system stopped 554 million link‑click attempts. Phishing campaigns shifted toward entertainment, exploiting streaming services, ticket‑sale sites, and music platforms. Scammers mimicked major distributors to lure users into paying for nonexistent tickets, harvested credentials via fake “vote” or playlist‑migration pages, and targeted Brazilian users with fake earnings and verification‑payment schemes. Similar “gift‑card” and dating‑site outing scams also proliferated, often requiring upfront fees before vanishing.
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