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Cyber crimes emerge one after another, and artificial intelligence and USB devices have become unexpected accomplices. Lockbit3 ransomware saw the biggest increase in the first half of this year; under the new attack mode, unconventional targets began to emerge.
In August 2023, Check Point Research (CPR), the threat intelligence unit of Check Point ®Software Technology Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKP), a leading global provider of cyber security solutions, released its Mid-year Security report. According to the report, global weekly cyber attacks surged 8% in the second quarter, the biggest increase in two years, while attackers began to use a new generation of artificial intelligence technology and traditional tools such as USB devices to carry out destructive cyber attacks. The report also reported that ransomware attacks continued to escalate in the first half of this year with the emergence of new blackmail software gangs.
From the triple blackmail attack on the University of Manchester to the emergence of the new hacker group Anonymous Sudan, the Mid-2023 Security report reveals the major trends and behaviour of cyber attacks so far this year.
The key insights provided by the 2023 Mid-year Security report include:
1. The blackmail software gang has upgraded its attack methods, made extensive use of vulnerabilities in commonly used enterprise software, and shifted from data encryption to data theft.
2. USB devices once again pose a major threat, and cybercriminals use USB drives as carriers to infect global institutions.
3. With the rise of hacker behaviorism, politically motivated groups launch attacks on more selected targets.
4. with the increasing abuse of artificial intelligence, generative artificial intelligence tools are used to make phishing e-mail, keyboard monitoring malware and basic blackmail software code, which need to take more effective regulatory measures.
In the first half of 2023, 48 blackmail software gangs violated more than 2200 victims, of which Lockbit3 was the most rampant, with a 20 per cent increase in the number of victims compared with the first half of 2022. The emergence of new gangs such as Royal and Play is linked to the end of Hive and Conti blackmail software as a service (RaaS) gangs. Geographically, 45 per cent of the victims are in the US, while the proportion of victims in Russia has risen as a result of the uproar caused by the new ransomware gang MalasLocker, which demands charitable donations instead of ransom. Manufacturing and retail accounted for the highest proportion of victims, indicating a shift in the attack strategy of blackmail software.
Maya Horowitz, vice president of research at Check Point Software Technology, said: "Criminal activity continued to rise in the first half of this year, and the number of weekly cyber attacks worldwide surged 8% in the second quarter, the biggest increase in two years. Common threats such as extortion software and hacker behaviorism have further evolved, with threat groups adapting their means and tools in an attempt to infect and influence institutions around the world. Traditional technologies such as USB storage devices are favored as malware media for a long time.
"Enterprises need to formulate network resilience strategies and adopt comprehensive network security methods based on prevention to strengthen defense. network attacks are inevitable, but if forward-looking measures and correct security technologies can be taken, effective prevention can be carried out to a large extent."
The 2023 Mid-year Security report provides a comprehensive overview of the cyber threat landscape. The report's findings are based on data from the Check Point ThreatCloud Cyber threat Map, which studies the key strategies used by cyber criminals to carry out attacks. For the full report, please click here: https://pages.checkpoint.com/2023-mid-year-cyber-security-report.html
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