Security News > 2020 > July > Malware is down, but IoT and ransomware attacks are up
The first half of 2020 saw malware decline 24% globally, but IoT attacks and ransomware are up, with the US seeing a staggering 109% rise in ransomware, according to new data from the security company SonicWall.
In the first six months, global malware attacks fell 24%, to 3.2 billion from 4.8 billion in the year-earlier period, according to SonicWall's midyear threat report.
In terms of malware attacks on states, "California had by far the largest number of malware hits, with 304.1 million [in] total. But it isn't the riskiest state-or even in the top half," the report said.
"You're most likely to encounter malware in Kansas, where nearly a third, or 31.3%, of sensors saw a hit. In contrast, just over a fifth of the sensors in North Dakota logged an attempted malware attack."
SonicWall Capture Labs threat researchers logged 79.9 million ransomware attacks in the US and 5.9 million ransomware attacks in the UK, the report notes.
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