Security News > 2021 > December > Global Cyberattacks from Nation-State Actors Posing Greater Threats

We have seen an increase in temerity of attacks by nation-states, such as the Russian attack on SolarWinds, and seen their attack tactics shift from targeted, stealthy operations into opportunistic hacks for potential future uses, such as the attacks attributed to Hafnium.

Anytime complexity increases, it also increases the potential attack surface.

We have seen increased interest in consumer internet of things and home-router zero-day exploits, with attacks following close behind.

In the past, the home as an attack vector was rarely interesting to sophisticated nation-state attackers or cybercriminal gangs, but we should expect to see more activity in this area over the coming year.

Just like any regular business, things that work tend to accelerate, receive investment, and evolve, and we should expect to see a continuing acceleration in the adoption of ransomware tools by attackers, including the criminal enterprises funded by nation-states.

2021 has very clearly demonstrated that the cyber boogie-man is real and active, and could attack them next.

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https://threatpost.com/global-cyberattacks-nation-state-threats/177253/