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title: 2 Key Findings from 'State of the Phish 2018' Report
description: "Wombat's popular \"State of The Phish 2018\" report has some really interesting findings; these two are key."
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# [2 Key Findings from 'State of the Phish 2018' Report](https://www.secureworld.io/industry-news/2-key-findings-from-state-of-the-phish-2018-report-)

 Written by [SecureWorld News Team](https://www.secureworld.io/industry-news/author/secureworld-news-team) | Wed | Jan 17, 2018 | 5:28 PM Z

We just took a first glance at Wombat's "State of the Phish 2018" report, which is a respected annual benchmark of how InfoSec leaders and their companies are doing in the phishing battle.

The study found a significant increase in the number of companies reporting impacts from phishing.

And *what types of emails* are bad actors using to phish employees?   
Here are the top 3 categories:

1. Consumer emails: things like bonus miles, you've been tagged on a social media platform, special deals
2. Corporate emails: spoofing your own company, mailbox is full, invoice attached, etc.
3. Commercial emails: these are not business specific emails, but general in nature about shipping documents and wire transfers

 SecureWorld will have more on the "[State of the Phish 2018](http://www.wombatsecurity.com/state-of-the-phish)" report as we continue to read through all of the details.

[View full post](https://www.secureworld.io/industry-news/2-key-findings-from-state-of-the-phish-2018-report-)

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