CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 18, 2021

SonicWall Cyber Threat report has confirmed that the year 2021 witnessed a record number of ransomware attacks in just 6 months, taking the number to 304.3 Coming to the ransomware spread statistics, SonicWall observed that June 2021 alone witnessed over 78.4 million ransomware attacks.

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Ransomware Cryptocurrency Cyber threats Threat Reports 133

Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2023

WordPress sites using the Ultimate Member plugin are under attack LockBit gang demands a $70 million ransom to the semiconductor manufacturing giant TSMC Avast released a free decryptor for the Windows version of the Akira ransomware Iran-linked Charming Kitten APT enhanced its POWERSTAR Backdoor miniOrange’s WordPress Social Login and Register plugin (..)

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Cybercrime Hacking Ransomware Malware 81

Webroot

JANUARY 7, 2022

Threats abound in 2021. In 2021, we witnessed so many competing shifts, many of which we detailed early on in our 2021 BrightCloud® Threat Report. Ransomware. Earlier in 2021, we detailed the hidden costs of ransomware in our eBook. The evolution of ransomware as a service (RaaS) has vastly proliferated.

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Cybercrime Phishing Ransomware Cryptocurrency 105

Webroot

OCTOBER 1, 2021

There was the infrastructure ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline in May 2021, which caused the company to cease operations for days. Also the attack on JBS USA , which fell victim to ransomware and threatened U.S. Over the course of the last year, “SMBs continued to be the prime target of ransomware authors.

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Ransomware Backups Threat Reports Small Business 112

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

The 2022 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report found that all types of cyberattacks increased in 2021. Encrypted threats spiked 167%, ransomware increased 105%, and 5.4 billion malware attacks were identified by the report. Ransomware. Ransomware is the fastest-growing trend. Mobile attacks.

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Backups Ransomware Firewall Malware 145

SecureList

MARCH 29, 2023

In the past year, we’ve seen multiple developments in this area – from new attack schemes targeting contactless payments to multiple ransomware groups continuing to emerge and haunt businesses. Meanwhile, cryptocurrency became a prominent target for those seeking monetary gain.

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