Your Phishing Detection Skills Are No Match For 2025's Biggest Security Threats
ZDNet, Thursday, October 23rd, 2025
A new report reveals hackers are shifting tactics to target humans in scams, and it's working. See who's most at risk from Clickfix attacks.
ZDNET's key takeaways
- Clickfix attacks surged 500% in early 2025.
- Cybercriminals now use AI in BEC scams.
- AI is making phishing harder to detect.
Cybercriminals are shifting their techniques to focus on the human element, with Clickfix social engineering and AI abuse becoming even more popular.
On Wednesday, Mimecast published its latest Global Threat Intelligence Report, which tracked threat activity and analyzed trillions of signals from January to September 2025.