B
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1.4%
1.4% -- phishing click rate email for email-based phishing simulations (2026)
According to the current DBIR evaluation, the median click rate for email-based phishing simulations is approximately 1.4 percent.
- Represents median click rate in phishing simulations, not standard marketing emails
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1.4%
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Data Vintage
2026
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B
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Extraction
75
Source Trust
50
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Sources (7)
aktueller DBIR-Auswertung
Primary
Tier B
https://digital-magazin.de/banking-unter-beschuss-deepfakes-phishing-angriffe-kapern/ ↗
Source Article
Neu: Phishing-Angriffe: 5 brisante Deepfake-Taktiken
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