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1-15 April 2024 Cyber Attacks Timeline

In the first timeline of April 2024 I collected 107 events (7.13 events/day), as always characterized by a majority of malware attacks. This article has been indexed from HACKMAGEDDON Read the original article: 1-15 April 2024 Cyber Attacks Timeline

1-15 April 2024 Cyber Attacks Timeline

In the first timeline of April 2024 I collected 107 events (7.13 events/day), as always characterized by a majority of malware attacks. This article has been indexed from HACKMAGEDDON Read the original article: 1-15 April 2024 Cyber Attacks Timeline

Q1 2024 Cyber Attacks Statistics

I aggregated the statistics created from the cyber attacks timelines published in the first quarter of 2024. In this period, I collected a total of 833 events (9.15 events/day) dominated by Cyber Crime with 75.2%… This article has been indexed…

Q1 2024 Cyber Attacks Statistics

I aggregated the statistics created from the cyber attacks timelines published in the first quarter of 2024. In this period, I collected a total of 833 events (9.15 events/day) dominated by Cyber Crime with 75.2%… This article has been indexed…

March 2024 Cyber Attacks Statistics

In March 2024 I collected and analyzed 203 events dominated by malware attacks. Cyber Crime continued to lead the Motivations chart with 72.9%, ahead of Cyber Espionage with 13.3%, Cyber Warfare (5.9%) and Hacktivism (2.5%). This article has been indexed…

16-31 March 2024 Cyber Attacks Timeline

In the second timeline of March 2024 I collected 104 events dominated by malware, exploitation of vulnerabilities and ransomware. The threat landscape was also characterized by several mega breaches, multiple cyber espionage operations and also some remarkable events related to…

1-15 March 2024 Cyber Attacks Timeline

In the first timeline of March 2024, I collected 98 events, once again characterized malware and ransomware attacks. State-sponsored threat actor were equally quite active, but the timeline also features some interesting events related to cyberwarfare. This article has been…

February 2024 Cyber Attacks Statistics

In February 2024 I collected and analyzed 239 events. Cyber Crime continued to lead the Motivations chart with 68.6%. Operations driven by Cyber Espionage ranked at number two with 16.7%, ahead of Cyber Warfare (4.6%) and Hacktivism (3.3%). This article…

16-29 February 2024 Cyber Attacks Timeline

In the second timeline of February 2024 I collected 100 events characterized by a majority of malware and ransomware attacks and by a plethora of cyber espionage and cyber warfare campaigns. This article has been indexed from HACKMAGEDDON Read the…

1-15 February 2024 Cyber Attacks Timeline

In the cyber attacks timeline of February H1 2024, I collected 139 events dominated by malware attacks. Ransomware and vulnerabilities also played an important role in the threat landscape. This article has been indexed from HACKMAGEDDON Read the original article:…

January 2024 Cyber Attacks Statistics

In January 2024 I collected 288 events, with Cyber Crime continuing to lead the motivations, and ransomware leading the known attack techniques, ahead of Malware. This article has been indexed from HACKMAGEDDON Read the original article: January 2024 Cyber Attacks…

January 2024 Cyber Attacks Statistics

In January 2024 I collected 288 events, with Cyber Crime continuing to lead the motivations, and ransomware leading the known attack techniques, ahead of Malware. This article has been indexed from HACKMAGEDDON Read the original article: January 2024 Cyber Attacks…

CVEs Targeting Remote Access Technologies

In this first quarter of 2024, threat actors have been particularly busy in exploiting vulnerabilities (0-days but also old unpatched flaws) targeting traditional remote access technologies. In this blog post I summarized the main CVEs exploited so far in 2024.…

16-31 January 2024 Cyber Attacks Timeline

In the second timeline of January 2024 I collected 168 events (10.50 events/day), dominated by ransomware, ahead of malware and the exploitation of vulnerabilities. There were also several mega breaches, multiple operations against fintech organizations, and the usual wave of…

1-15 January 2024 Cyber Attacks Timeline

I am back with the first timeline of 2024, with some changes: ransomware counted as a specific attack technique, and an optimization of the sources. With this new methodology I collected 116 events, and for the first time, the threat…

2024 Cyber Attacks Statistics

In 2023, there was a 35% increase in cyber attacks to 4,128 events, with the MOVEit CVE-2023-34362 vulnerability being heavily exploited. Cybercrime dominated as the main motivation at 79%, while malware led attack techniques with 35.9%. Healthcare remained a top…

2024 Cyber Attacks Statistics

In 2023, there was a 35% increase in cyber attacks to 4,128 events, with the MOVEit CVE-2023-34362 vulnerability being heavily exploited. Cybercrime dominated as the main motivation at 79%, while malware led attack techniques with 35.9%. Healthcare remained a top…

Q4 2023 Cyber Attacks Statistics

In Q4 2023, cyber attack events decreased by 7.1% to 1029 compared to the previous quarter. Cybercrime remains the primary motive, although slightly reduced, while malware tops attack techniques, increasing from the last quarter. Multiple industries and healthcare are the…

December 2023 Cyber Attacks Timeline

December 2023 saw a decline in cyber events to 260 from November’s 390, with Cyber Crime still leading at 75.4%. Cyber Espionage rose to 10.4%, Hacktivism to 7.3%, and Cyber Warfare doubled to 4.2%. Malware attacks led at 38.5%, while…

16-31 December 2023 Cyber Attacks Timeline

The last cyber attacks timeline of 2023 revealed a decrease in events (120 events down from 140 of the previous timeline), and this trend extended to lower ransomware and malware rates. There were a few mega breaches, and some events…