The brutal rule of blackmail software continues, and attacks increase by 105%

SonicWall Issued a report , It describes in detail that ransomware continues to grow rapidly all over the world , It happened. 6.23 Million attacks .2021 year , Almost all monitored threats 、 Both cyber attacks and malicious digital attacks have increased , Include :  Blackmail Software 、 Encryption threat 、 Internet of things malware and password intrusion .

SonicWall  President and CEO of bill · Connor said : “ With the increasing dependence on Information Technology , Cyber attacks have become more attractive , It may also bring greater disaster . It is almost impossible to obtain information in an endless world , It's also a thankless job , Especially when the boundary of the organization continues to expand to infinite endpoints and Networks .”

Ransomware attacks have increased dramatically

Researchers are tirelessly tracking the rapid growth of ransomware , Record to ratio 2020 More than years 3.18 Billion blackmail software attacks , increased 105% . since 2019 Since then , The number of ransomware has increased 232% .

High profile blackmail software attacks have affected enterprises 、 State and federal governments 、 School 、 The hospital , Even individuals . The attack hit the supply chain , Caused a wide range of system failures 、 Economic losses and reputation damage . According to global trends , All industries are facing a sharp increase in the number of ransomware , Including the government (+ 1,885%)、 Medical care (755%)、 education (152%) And retail (21%).

With the expansion of network attack carriers , Malicious attacks are also increasing

The frequency and types of cyber attacks are increasing every year , It has brought more and more losses to organizations all over the world . Various cyber attacks are posing an increasingly serious threat to enterprises , If you don't know what these attacks are , I don't know how cyber criminals operate , Protecting critical business data from cyber attacks becomes impossible .

“ Attacks on the network are 2021 The year reached its climax ,”SonicWall  Vice president of platform architecture  Dmitriy Ayrapetov  say .“ Blackmail Software 、 Password hijacking 、 Phishing and other attacks continue to plague organizations around the world , And crushed the security team . It is important to understand the extent of the damage of these attacks , And why they continue to succeed , And the drivers and trends behind them .”

Insight into other cyber threats

Apache Log4j  Loopholes are quickly exploited , Where are the threats 12 month 11 The day is coming 1 month 31 Between the days 1.422 Billion attack attempts , Average daily 270 Ten thousand times . Within three days of public disclosure , Attempts to exploit vulnerabilities have exceeded 100 Ten thousand times .

The number of malware is 2021 In, it fell slightly again , It marks the third consecutive year of decline , And seven-year lows . However ,2021 The increase in malware attacks in the second half of the year was almost completely wiped out  SonicWall  Recorded in the middle of the year 22%  The fall of , bring 2021 The total decline rate in is only 4% —— Indicates that the number of malware may be 2022 Year rebound .

last year , Password intrusion continues to surge , The world has risen 19% , achieve 9710 Ten thousand times , This is a  SonicWall  Occupy lab researchers recorded the most attacks in a year .

The number of malware on the Internet of things is 2021 The year has gone up 6% , By the end of the year, a total of 6010 Million hits . Although this is not good news , But at least it's better than before : 2019 Years and 2020 year , The number of malware on the Internet of things has increased respectively 218%  and 66% . Because the growth of connecting devices has not slowed down accordingly , This means that the attack volume may stabilize .

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