Security News > 2021 > August > Cybercriminals are manipulating reality to reshape the modern threat landscape

VMware released a report which analyzes how cybercriminals are manipulating reality to reshape the modern threat landscape.

"Today, we're seeing a nexus between nation-states and cybercriminals continue to rapidly advance the development of increasingly sophisticated and destructive cyberattacks, combined with the broadening of the attack surface as a result of COVID-19," says Tom Kellermann, head of cybersecurity strategy, VMware.

"The digital and physical worlds have converged, and everything can be manipulated by modern-day attackers. The reality is that first adopters of advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, are often cybercriminals on the dark web and in nation-states intelligence communities."

Additional key findings The nexus between nation-states and e-crime heightens the threat landscape and exploit vulnerabilities: Among those who have encountered ransomware attacks in the past year, 64% witnessed affiliate programs and/or partnerships between ransomware groups.

Advanced techniques are being used to make attacks more destructive and targeted: Respondents indicate that targeted victims now experience destructive/integrity attacks more than 50% of the time.

Cybercriminals are achieving this through emerging techniques, like the manipulation of time stamps, or Chronos attacks, which nearly 60% of respondents have observed.

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