Information Security

PhishStick Monthly Report - June 2026

Trending Attacks

Over the entire 30-day period, PhishStick detected Phishing: Credential as the most common attack type.  For reference, the most common attack type in the previous 30-day period was Phishing: Credential.

 
Attack TypesAttack Countvs. Previous Period

Phishing: Credential

Attacker tricks victim into giving away their online credentials to unauthorized parties

22326 (75%)
-1750-7%

Scam

Advance fee fraud and similar scams

5133 (17%)
+1888+58%

Reconnaissance

Unusual characters/Lack of subject or message content: Common signal of when attackers attempt to verify deliverable recipient email address in order to follow up with future phishing messages.

117 (0%)
-74-39%

Best Practices

Data is classified at RPI into three categories, Confidential, Internal Use, and Public. Please see below for information regarding these data types, examples of data, and permitted authorization for access to this data. It is critical that our Rensselaer Community stores sensitive data in secure locations, and that individuals use secure methods of transmission when there is a business need to share confidential/high risk, and internal use data. If working with Confidential data also means disclosing to third parties, there could also be legal requirements to be met before data transmission.
Updating devices and equipment including Desktops, Laptops, Mobile Devices, and tablets are critical to Business operations at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.  Please see below Patch Management Purpose, Best Practices, how to check for system updates, and currently supported Operating systems for Windows, Mac, and Linux distributions.
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