For 320 million Spotify users around the world, December kicked off with some fun statistics in Wrapped, the streaming service’s yearly review: Most streamed artist, most played song, top podcasts... But it’s 2020, "the Year to Forget", and no parade can go on for long without some rain. During Spotify’s Wrapped 2020, the most popular streaming service in the world suffered a pretty wild security breach that targeted both popular musicians and their music labels.

When security personnel think of email attacks, usually the first word that comes to mind is “phishing." While phishing is a very common (and sadly, very successful) attack vector, many threat actors take a different approach to gaining access to victims’ accounts. Breaching an email mailbox is a critical first step, creating a doorway to endless exploitation possibilities.

In this blog post, we will outline five different ways that cyber attackers can breach your email account and steal personal information.