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These threats have shaped 2023
These threats have shaped 2023

In 2023, botnets returned from the dead, ransomware actors found creative ways to make money from theft, and threat actors that had been on the loose for a decade reinvented themselves to stay relevant. The threat intelligence experts at Cisco Talos have analyzed the key developments from 2023 and summarized them in an annual review that is worth reading. The standard work for the cybercrime year 2023 highlights the most important trends that shaped the threat landscape last year. Ransomware attack vector The greatest threat to companies in 2023 was still posed by ransomware. Already in the second year in…

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Ransomware: A global target for educational institutions
Ransomware: A global target for educational institutions

Ransomware only managed to slip out of the top spot for most attacks in Q2. In Q3, the Cisco Talos Report lists that for the first time, education is the sector hardest hit by cyberattacks - by ransomware. According to Cisco Talos Incident Response (CTIR) analysis, ransomware returned to the top of all cyber attacks in the third quarter of 2022. As in the first quarter, blackmail attempts were the most common attack method. In addition to well-known ransomware representatives such as Hive and Vice Society, new variants such as Black Basta were used. There was a change...

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