Cyber attacks stories - Page 32

The heavy use of software vulnerabilities matches the opportunistic behaviour of threat actors who scour the internet for vulnerabilities and weak points.

Retailers and the wholesale sector saw the largest spike in ransomware attacks, with an alarming increase of 182%. .

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Akamai Technologies has revealed that nearly 30% of ransomware attacks worldwide launched by Conti targeted the manufacturing industry.

Cybercriminals in Australia and New Zealand exploit technology, vulnerabilities exposed by COVID-19, and threats arising from eastern Europe.

Kiwi businesses should re-think how they respond to ransomware attacks as they become more common, says Accenture.

The total losses from January to June 2022 have more than doubled compared to the first half of 2021, where Australians lost a combined $139 million.

Aqua Security has launched out-of-the-box runtime protection with minimal configuration to stop attacks in real-time on running workloads.

The findings reveal that education institutions are increasingly being hit with ransomware, with 60% suffering attacks in 2021 compared to 44% in 2020.

Small security teams face unique challenges that put them at greater risk than larger enterprises, according to a survey by Cynet.

Sophos has revealed that the ransomware gang BlackCat has added Brute Ratel, a pentesting tool, to its arsenal of attack tools.

Hackers are exploiting security vulnerabilities faster than ever before, with the average time to exploitation down from 42 days to just 12 days.

One in three untrained employees likely to click on a phishing link, says KnowBe4's 2022 Phishing by Industry Benchmarking Report.

The travel and leisure, retail and wholesale, and business services industries were the top three sectors most at risk.

Shadow IT is increasing in organizations, making their cyber attack surfaces bigger than they realize. Here's how to bring it under control.

The onslaught of ransomware attacks has catapulted cybersecurity to the forefront of global business operations.

Remote work setups kept businesses afloat during the pandemic, but also led to an increase in RDP attacks, says Kaspersky.

Ransomware attacks continue to impact organisations worldwide with high costs, but businesses are still largely unprepared.

Lapsus$ cybercriminals targeted Okta's authentication systems, exposing the vulnerability of identity and access control systems.

Ransomware detections in the first quarter of this year doubled the total volume reported for 2021, according to a new report.