Security News > 2021 > March > Microsoft Exchange attacks increase while WannaCry gets a restart
The recently patched vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange have sparked new interest among cybercriminals, who increased the volume of attacks focusing on this particular vector.
While ransomware attacks have increased in frequency in the past six months, cybersecurity company Check Point last week noticed a surge in incidents targeting Microsoft Exchange servers vulnerable to the so-called ProxyLogon critical bugs.
Even with patching moving at a rapid pace, the company saw attempted attacks triple across the globe, counting tens of thousands.
The company saw a 57% rise in ransomware attacks over the past six months at a global level.
Over 200,000 computers were affected by the attacks.
Check Point observed the same trend starting in December 2020, with attacks continuing to increase well over 12,000 in March 2021.
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