Security News > 2023 > July > Number of email-based phishing attacks surges 464%
While the number of new ransomware variants continues to decline, ransomware attacks' severity remains significant.
In the first half of 2023 alone, the number of email-based phishing attacks has surged 464% when compared to 2022.
Over the same frame, there has also been a 24% increase in attacks per organization.
Acronis-monitored endpoints are picking up valuable data about how these cybercriminals operate and recognizes how some attacks have become more intelligent, sophisticated, and difficult to detect.
Public AI models are proving an unwitting accomplice for criminals looking for source code vulnerabilities, creating attacks and developing fraud prevention-thwarting attacks like deep fakes.
Phishing remained the most popular form of stealing credentials, making up 73% of all attacks.
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