Deceptive Links Top Email Threats in 2025

[lingriiddd]

More than half of malicious emails—52%—contain deceptive links, Cloudflare reveals. Identity deception is also rising, hitting 38% as attackers impersonate trusted contacts using spoofed domains. TLDs like “.christmas,” “.lol,” and “.help” are highly abused for spreading malware.

Users should verify senders carefully and avoid suspicious links.

[Nahid Hossen]

Phishing links are becoming more convincing and harder to detect.