FOI2025/00426: Blocked Emails
Case reference FOI2025/00426
Received 23 April 2025
Published 30 June 2025
Request
Request received: 23 April 2025
Please detail the number of email attacks blocked by your organisation, broken down by spam, phishing, malware and edge block, each year for the past three years from May to April.
E.g.
May 2025 - April 2024
250,000 total email attacks blocked:
o 100,000 spam emails blocked
o 75,000 phishing emails blocked
o 50,000 malware emails blocked
o 25,000 edge block emails blocked
Response
Response sent: 01 May 2025
I can confirm that UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) holds some information relevant to your request. Please see the information below.
Please note that all our email systems only maintain the last 90 days of metrics, with one system being the exception, therefore statistical information prior to 90 days will be incomplete.
|
Jan - Dec 2023 |
Jan - Dec 2024 |
Jan – April 2025 |
|
|
Spam emails blocked |
495,965 |
755,877 |
2,540,731 |
|
Phishing emails blocked |
|
|
236,357 |
|
Malware emails blocked |
867 |
1,345 |
11,226 |
|
Edge block emails blocked |
|
|
2,642,755 |
|
Total email attacks blocked |
496,832 |
757,222 |
5,431,069 |
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