The ransomware industry surged in 2023 as it saw an alarming 55.5% increase in victims worldwide, reaching a staggering 5,070. But 2024 is starting off showing a very different picture. While the numbers skyrocketed in Q4 2023 with 1309 cases, in Q1 2024, the ransomware industry was down to 1,048 cases. This is a 22% […]
Malware designed to seek out and disable enterprise security defenses has surged in popularity over the past year to comprise nearly a quarter (26%) of all detections in 2023, according to Picus Security. The cybersecurity vendor revealed the news in its Picus Red Report 2024, compiled from analysis of 612,080 malicious files last year, to […]
Email attacks relying on QR codes surged in the last quarter, with attackers specifically targeting corporate executives and managers, reinforcing recommendations that companies place additional digital protections around their business leadership. Making matters worse, phishing emails using QR codes (aka “quishing”) can often get by spam filters, with attacks targeting users of Microsoft 365 and […]
The ransomware industry surged in 2023 as it saw an alarming 55.5% increase in victims worldwide, reaching a staggering 4,368 cases. Figure 1: Year over year victims per quarter The rollercoaster ride from explosive growth in 2021 to a momentary dip in 2022 was just a teaser—2023 roared back with the same fervor as 2021, […]