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Tag: cyberattacks
Attackers swap brute force for trusted tools
The era of attacks seeking brute force entry into systems is fading according to a new report. In its place […]
Vibe hacking and flat-pack malware — the low-effort attacks being used to beat defenses
The latest Threat Insights Report from HP Wolf Security shows that attackers are using AI to scale and accelerate campaigns […]
Businesses rank cyber incidents as their biggest threat
More than a third of businesses rank a cyber incident as the single biggest threat to continuity over the next […]
Identity linked to two-thirds of security incidents
A new report reveals that 67 percent of all security incidents investigated by the Sophos Incident Response (IR) and Managed […]
Ransomware attacks up almost 50 percent in 2025
Publicly disclosed ransomware attacks increased by 49 percent year on year in 2025. The total number reached a record high […]
AI-powered phishing attacks doubled in 2025
Last year saw a malicious email attack every 19 seconds a more than doubling of 2024’s pace of one every […]
Remote encryption spearheads ransomware tactics
Remote encryption attacks have accounted for 86 percent of ransomware activity in 2025 according to a new report, and have […]
Cyberattacks on operational technology up 84 percent
The latest analysis of the global threat landscape from Forescout shows attacks using OT protocols surged by 84 percent last […]
Ransomware attacks showed a 45 percent increase in 2025
In 2025, 9,251 ransomware cases were exposed on the dark web, representing a 45 percent increase from 2024. A new […]