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Email attacks have skyrocketed
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

Companies around the world are facing increasingly dangerous cyber threats. Attacks increased by 21 percent last year. Email attacks, in particular, have increased significantly, by 197 percent, according to the results of a recent cyberthreats report. The Acronis Cyberthreats Report for the second half of 2024 sheds light on the global cybersecurity threat landscape. The situation is tense: The average number of attacks per company has increased by 21 percent. Particularly striking is the rise in email-based attacks, which have increased by 197 percent worldwide compared to the previous year. In addition, there were…

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Email attacks have skyrocketed
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

Dangerous cyber threats are increasing worldwide. Attacks on companies have increased by an average of 21 percent. In 2024, email attacks in particular have increased, namely by 197 percent, according to the results of a recent cyberthreats report. The Acronis Cyberthreats Report for the second half of 2024 sheds light on the global threat situation in the area of ​​cybersecurity. The situation is tense: the average number of attacks per company has increased by 21 percent. Particularly striking is the increase in email-based attacks, which have increased by 197 percent worldwide compared to the previous year. In addition,...

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Intruders in your email inbox
Email as a primary attack vector

Automated email inbox rules are a useful and familiar feature of most email programs. They help manage your inbox and the daily flood of wanted and unwanted messages by allowing you to move emails to specific folders, forward them to colleagues when you're away, or delete them automatically. However, once an account has been compromised, attackers can abuse inbox rules to disguise further attacks, for example by secretly exfiltrating information from the network via forwarding, ensuring that the victim does not see security warnings, and deleting certain messages. E-mail…

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3.000 US government email accounts under attack
Fireeye News

A Russian hacker group behind the SolarWinds espionage campaign has carried out a new wave of global cyberattacks and hijacked an email system. According to Microsoft, the attack affected 3.000 US government email accounts in 150 agencies. The "active attack" spans at least 24 countries. John Hultquist, Vice President of Analysis, Mandiant Threat Intelligence at FireEye, the market leader in intelligence-based security solutions, addresses the latest findings on the attacks in his commentary. "FireEye has tracked several waves of similar spear phishing emails sent since March 2021. In addition...

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