Valid accounts are increasingly being leveraged as an initial attack vector in 2024, representing 31.4% of cases. Public-facing applications still hold the top position with 39.2% of cases. These findings were reported
In 2024, the ransomware landscape recorded 5,414 published attacks on organizations worldwide, representing an 11% increase compared to 2023. While the year began with a decline in ransomware activity during Q1, the
Tata Technologies, a leading engineering and IT services firm, fell victim to a ransomware attack in January 2025, resulting in a major data breach. Sensitive company information has reportedly been leaked on
In a stark reminder of the growing threat posed by hacktivist groups, the pro-Palestinian Dark Storm Team has taken credit for a major distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on X (formerly Twitter). This attack underscores
Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence estimates that 2.3 million bank cards were leaked on the dark web, based on an analysis of data-stealing malware log files from 2023-2024. On average, every 14th infostealer
Hacktivism has evolved from grassroots digital protests to sophisticated, state-sponsored cyber operations. Check Point Research analyzed 20,000 messages from 35 hacktivist accounts using machine learning and linguistic analysis to reveal hidden connections
SonicWall today released the 2025 SonicWall Annual Cyber Threat Report, revealing a continued onslaught of cyberattacks on small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs). Once exclusively targeting large enterprises, threat actors now use more
CrowdStrike released its 2025 Global Threat Report, exposing the growing aggression of China’s cyber operations, a surge in GenAI-powered social engineering and nation-state vulnerability research and exploitation, and a sharp increase in malware-free, identity-based attacks. The
Facebook is the most popular social network worldwide, outperforming every other contester for reach and active users, according to Statista. Further, according to Sprout Social, Facebook is the third-most visited website, following
Hackers are now utilizing AI-powered phishing attacks to bypass traditional security measures and infiltrate Gmail accounts, according to a recent Forbes report. These attacks involve cybercriminals impersonating Google support technicians and using
In the first 10 months of 2024, Kaspersky detected and blocked 346 million web-based threats across APAC*. Web-based threats encompass a broad range of cyber risks that may trigger harmful events or
Despite the arrest of important operators in early 2024, Grandoreiro continues to be used by its partners in new campaigns. Kaspersky Global Research and Analysis team (GReAT) has discovered a new light
