Security News > 2022 > March > Dunno about you, but we're seeing an 800% increase in cyberattacks, says one MSP

Revenge and inflation are key drivers behind an 800 percent increase in cyberattacks seen by a managed services provider since the days before the onset of Russia's invasion of Ukraine last month, according to the company's top executive.

The attacks are coming not only from groups inside of Russia but also from within the region as well from Russia allies like North Korea and Iran, historically sources of global cyber-threats, Emil Sayegh, president and CEO of Ntirety, an MSP that focuses on security, told The Register.

Sayegh attributes the sharp rise to pro-Russian cybercriminal groups linked to nation states lashing out at countries - first Ukraine and then Western countries - angry at the sanctions being leveled against Russia.

With Russia's attack raging in Ukraine, many group are taking sides.

Groups choosing sides also has fueled the revenge angle of some of the recent attacks that mostly have been aimed at Ukraine but have started spill over to other countries, Sayegh said.

What Sayegh is seeing is that in some cases, the attackers are erasing all the data before returning the empty files.

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