Newsletter: Acronis H1 2024 Cyberthreats Report Highlights a 293% Surge in Email Attacks

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Acronis, a global leader in cybersecurity and data protection, shared new research findings from the first half of 2024 in its biannual cyberthreats report by Acronis Threat Research Unit. Titled, “Acronis Cyberthreats Report H1 2024: Email attacks surge 293%, new ransomware groups emerge,” the report leverages over one million unique Windows endpoints from 15 key countries around the world to bring awareness to global trends in the cybersecurity industry. Most notably, the report found that email attacks have seen a 293% surge when compared to the same period in 2023. The number of ransomware detections were also on the rise, increasing 32% from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.

Newsletter: Acronis End-of-Year Cyberthreats Report Uncovers 222% Surge in Email Attacks During 2023

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Biannual report reveals malware data gathered from July – December; highlights the rise of generative AI systems to create malware and orchestrate attacks

Acronis, a global leader in cyber protection, has released the findings of its benchmarked cyberthreats report for the second half of 2023. Titled “Acronis Cyberthreats Report, H2 2023: Alarming rise in cyberattacks, SMBs and MSPs in the crosshairs,” the report provides an in-depth analysis and prescriptive outlook on key security issues and prevalent cyberthreats worldwide. By leveraging data collected from over 1,000,000 unique endpoints across 15 key countries, the findings conclude that AI-enhanced phishing affected over 90% of organizations and contributed to a 222% surge in email attacks in 2023 as compared to the second half of 2022. 

Newsletter: You’ve Got Spam Mail: APAC accounts for a quarter of global malicious emails in 2022

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Spam mails have evolved since the first one was sent back in 1978. Its evolutions span from the techniques, tactics, and the latest trends cybercriminals piggyback on to make it more legitimate-looking and urgent-sounding – an effective formula to prey upon an unsuspecting user.

One of Kaspersky’s elite researchers, Noushin Shabab, probed into the spam threat landscape in Asia Pacific (APAC) this year to answer – what if emails do not get opened?

Newsletter: Kaspersky urges companies to beef up cybersecurity as more employees work remotely

03/16/2020 10:05:00 PM 

Author's note: As the world of workspace enters the new landscape, cybersecurity brand Kaspersky is urging companies to further their IT security walls as more employees do their jobs outside the typical offices which also means cybercriminals do stand a chance to exploit public fear of rising COVID-19 cases through malware, phishing emails from CDC and WHO.

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