Phishing Activity Trends Reports
The APWG Phishing Activity Trends Report analyzes phishing attacks reported to the APWG by its member companies, its Global Research Partners, through the organization’s website at https://apwg.org and by e-mail submissions to reportphishing@apwg.org. APWG also measures the evolution, proliferation, and propagation of crimeware by drawing from the research of our member companies.
Summary – 1st Quarter 2025
- In the first quarter of 2025, APWG observed 1,003,924 phishing attacks, This was the largest number since late 2023. [pp. 3-4]
- Criminals are sending millions of emails each day that containing QR codes. The QR codes lead consumers to phishing sites and malware. (pp.5-7)
- Attacks against the online payment and financial (banking) sectors grew in 1Q 2025, together totaling 30.9 percent of all attacks [pp. 4-5]
- The total number of wire transfer BEC attacks observed in Q1 2025 increased by 33 percent compared to the previous quarter. [pp. 8-10]
Legacy Reports
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- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 4Q 2024 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released March 19, 2025
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 3Q 2024 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released August 21, 2024
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 2Q 2024 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released August 21, 2024
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 1Q 2024 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released May 14, 2024
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 4Q 2023 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released February 13, 2023
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 3Q 2023 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released November 13, 2023
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 2Q 2023 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released November 07, 2023
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 1Q 2023 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released November 02, 2023
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 3Q 2022 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released December 12, 2022
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 2Q 2022 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released September 20, 2022
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 1Q 2022 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released June 07, 2022
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 4Q 2021 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released February, 2022
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 3Q 2021 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released November, 2021
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 2Q 2021 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released June 08, 2021
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 1Q 2021 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released June 08, 2021
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 4Q 2020 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released February 09, 2021
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 3Q 2020 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released November 24, 2020
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 2Q 2020 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released May 11, 2020
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 1Q 2020 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released May 11, 2020
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 4Q 2019 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released November 4, 2019
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 3Q 2019 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released November 4, 2019
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 2Q 2019 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released Sept 12, 2019
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 1Q 2019 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released May 15, 2019
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 4Q 2018 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released Mar 04, 2019
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 3Q 2018 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released Dec 12, 2018
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 2Q 2018 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released Oct 18, 2018
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 1Q 2018 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released July 31, 2018
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 4Q 2017 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released May 15, 2018
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 3Q 2017 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released Feb 27, 2018
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 1H 2017 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released Oct 17, 2017
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 4Q 2016 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released Feb 22, 2017
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 3Q 2016 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released Dec 21, 2016
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 2Q 2016 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released Oct 03, 2016
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 1Q 2016 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released May 24, 2016
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 4Q 2015 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released March 22, 2016
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 1Q-Q3 2015 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released December 23, 2015
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 4Q 2014 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released April 29, 2015
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 3Q 2014 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released March 30, 2015
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 2Q 2014 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released Aug 29, 2014
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 1Q 2014 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released Jun 23, 2014
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 4Q 2013 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released Apr 27, 2014
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 3Q 2013 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released Feb 07, 2014
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 2Q 2013 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released Nov 06, 2013
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 1Q 2013 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released July 30, 2013
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 4Q 2012 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released April 24, 2013
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 3Q2012 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released February 1, 2013
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 2Q 2012 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released September 12, 2012
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 1Q 2012 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released July 19, 2012
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 2H 2011 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released May 25, 2012
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 1H 2011 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released Dec 23, 2011
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – 2H 2010 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released Jul 31, 2011
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – Q2 2010 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released Jan 26, 2010
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – Q1 2010 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released Sept 23, 2010
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – Q4 2009 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released Mar 05, 2010
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – Q3 2009 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released Jan 13, 2010
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – First Half 2009 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released Sept 27, 2009
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – Second Half 2008 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released Mar 17, 2009
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – Second Quarter 2008 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released Dec 8, 2008
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – First Quarter 2008 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released Aug 29, 2008
- Note: Starting in 2008 the APWG began generating it’s phishing trends report on a quarterly and annual bases. This longer term view will allow time for better analysis to asses trends in electronic crime and phishing.
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – January 2008 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released Mar 3, 2008
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – December 2007 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released Mar 3, 2008
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – November 2007 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released Jan 25, 2008
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – October 2007 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released Jan 7, 2008
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – September 2007 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released Dec 17, 2007
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – August 2007 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released Nov 19, 2007
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – July 2007 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released Oct 18, 2007
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – Jun 2007 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released Sept 3, 2007
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – May 2007 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released July 8, 2007
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – April 2007 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released May 23 2007
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – March 2007 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released May 14 2007
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – February 2007 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released April 11 2007
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – January 2007 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released March 2007
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – December 2006 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released February 2007
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – November 2006 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released January 2007
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – Sept/Oct 2006 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released December 2006
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – August 2006 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released October 2006
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – July 2006 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released September 2006
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – June 2006 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released August 2006
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – May 2006 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released June 2006
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – April 2006 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released May 2006
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – March 2006 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released May 2006
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – February 2006 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released April 2006
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – January 2006 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released March 2006
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – December 2005 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released Feb , 2006
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – November 2005 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released Jan 09, 2006
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – October 2005 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released Dec 13, 2005
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – September 2005 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released Nov 15, 2005
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – August 2005 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released Sept 10, 2005
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – July 2005 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released June 21, 2005
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – June 2005 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released June 21, 2005
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – May 2005 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released May 28, 2005
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – April 2005 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released April 22, 2005
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – March 2005 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released March 27, 2005
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – February 2005 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released March 24, 2005
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – January 2005 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released February 24, 2005
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – December 2004 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released January 20, 2005
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – November 2004 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released December, 2004
- NOTE: Starting with the August-October 2004 Phishing Attack Trends Report, a secondary way of tracking phishing attacks was added to the methodology. We now track unique email lures and unique data collection server sites. See the reports for more details.
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – August-October 2004 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released November, 2004
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – July 2004 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released August, 2004
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – June 2004 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released July, 2004
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – May 2004 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released June, 2004
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – April 2004 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released May, 2004
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – March 2004 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released Apr, 2004
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – February 2004 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released Mar, 2004
- Special Report on Phishing – March 2004 – United States Department of Justice – Released Mar, 2004
- Phishing Attack Trends Report – January 2004 – Anti-Phishing Working Group – Released Feb, 2004
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