Ransomware attacks are becoming increasingly targeted
Ransomware operators are losing interest in wide net attack strategies. Instead, they’re more inclined towards targeted attacks, in which they know exactly who they’re targeting, why and for how much money. This is according to a new report from cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, which states that the number of ransomware attacks has been steadily declining over the years. Between 2019 and …
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DoS attacks are still on the rise
Denial-of-Service (DoS) and credential attacks are becoming more popular among criminals, a new report from cybersecurity firm F5 Labs claims. Analyzing three years’ worth of attacks reported to its Security Incident Response Team (SIRT), F5 found that DoS, brute force, credential stuffing and API attacks are on the rise. “Attackers, as always, choose the most efficient ways to turn a …
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Phishing attacks are becoming even more dangerous
Not only has the scale of phishing attacks increased over the past year, but they have also become more dangerous as cybercriminals perfect their tactics. These are the findings of a new report from Unit42, the cybersecurity branch of Palo Alto Networks. Analyzing data pulled from its WildFire platform over the course of 2020, Unit 42 uncovered that fraudsters are …
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Microsoft Exchange attacks doubling ‘every two to three hours’
Ever since Microsoft announced four zero-day vulnerabilities affecting its Exchange Server, hackers all over the globe have rushed to take advantage before organizations can deploy the patch. The latest report from cybersecurity company Check Point Research claims that the number of these attacks doubles “every two to three hours”. Most of the attacks are against organizations in Turkey (18 percent …
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A growing number of hackers are fighting back after their attacks are mitigated
When an organization is under attack, there are a number of tactics and tools that can be deployed in response. However, cybercriminals are becoming increasingly adept at identifying and countering remediation efforts, a practice known as counter incident response. According to a new report from VMware, the majority of businesses (63 percent) have been subjected to counter incident response (IR) …
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Remote desktop attacks saw a major rise in 2020
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), a Microsoft client that allows employees to access corporate resources remotely, has become a major target for cybercriminals looking to steal sensitive data or infect a network with ransomware. This is according to a new report from Atlas VPN, based on figures released by cybersecurity experts Kaspersky. Atlas VPN’s latest report states that the rise of …
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Vaccine phishing attacks surge as the rollout gathers pace
It appears that cybercriminals have been paying close attention to the news, with the number of Covid-19 vaccine-related spear-phishing attacks surging every time there’s an important announcement or breakthrough. This is according to a new report from cybersecurity firm Barracuda, which analyzes the number of vaccine-related phishing attacks between October 2020 and January 2021, during which period the first vaccines …
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Healthcare firms saw a rise in ransomware attacks last year
Healthcare firms had a nightmare of a year in 2020, not just as a result of the pandemic, but also due to an increasing volume of cyberattacks, ransomware campaigns and data theft. A new report from cybersecurity vendor Netwrix claims healthcare organizations were targeted most frequently by phishing in the cloud (44 percent), ransomware (39 percent) and insider data theft …
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Many companies struggle to prevent and detect attacks at the application level
Most enterprises are struggling to monitor, detect and prevent attacks against their applications, a new report from the Ponemon Institute claims. Polling 634 enterprise IT and security professionals for the report, the organization found that almost three quarters (71 percent) believe their application portfolios have grown more vulnerable over the last year. Despite being aware of the risks, organizations aren’t …
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Web shell attacks becoming increasingly popular among cybercriminals
The volume of web shell attacks worldwide is on an upwards trend and gathered significant pace in 2020. This is according to a new report from Microsoft, based on data drawn down from its Microsoft 365 Defender antivirus suite. “A web shell is typically a small piece of malicious code written in typical web development programming languages (e.g., ASP, PHP, …
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