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Discover our in-depth analysis and expert insights into the latest cybersecurity trends, threats, and solutions. Stay ahead of the curve and keep your organization safe using the comprehensive and actionable information on this page provided by our experienced team of analysts and researchers. From data breaches to emerging technologies, we cover it all.

Cyberthreats evolve while forecasts signal more sophisticated risks ahead

Over the past year, cyberthreats have become more volatile and harder to predict. Hackers are focusing on IT companies more than ever, often infiltrating their victims by exploiting third-party contractors. At the same time, new geopolitical pressures are fueling a surge in hacktivist activity, and the fallout is becoming more severe. Hackers are getting faster, smarter, and more efficient, taking advantage of cutting-edge tools and emerging technologies to amplify their impact.
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Trending vulnerability digest November 2024

In November, we highlighted eight trending vulnerabilities. These represent the most dangerous security flaws, either currently being widely exploited by cybercriminals or likely to be exploited in the near future.
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Artificial intelligence in cyberattacks

AI can be applied for a wide range of cybercriminal purposes. With generative AI systems, criminals can quickly gather information about their targets, create content for attacks (whether phishing emails, audio calls, or video deepfakes), generate malicious code, and search for vulnerabilities in targeted applications. Malicious tools that integrate AI technologies can be used to automate the analysis of large volumes of data in side-channel attacks and certain other attack stages.
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A look at India through the dark web: what hackers are after

In this study, we explored the market of cybercriminal services in India—a country undergoing significant digital transformation and attracting the attention of cybercriminals. We analyzed 380 Telegram channels and dark web forums, with a total of 65 million users and 250 million messages.
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Cyberthreats in the financial industry: H2 2023 – H1 2024

Financial organizations remain one of the most attractive targets for cybercriminals. In the first half of 2024, they ranked in the top five sectors by the number of recorded information security incidents. In this study, we will look at how malicious actors operate and what impact their actions have on financial organizations; what role darknet markets play; what events are considered non-tolerable for financial organizations, and how to prevent them.
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Trending vulnerability digest October 2024

In October, we classified four vulnerabilities as trending. These are the most dangerous security flaws that attackers are exploiting today or may start exploiting in the near future.
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Cybersecurity threatscape: Q3 2024

The number of incidents increased by 15% compared to Q3 2023 and slightly decreased (by 4%) compared to the previous quarter. Malware remains the primary tool for attackers, used in 65% and 72% of successful attacks on organizations and individuals, respectively. Against organizations, remote control malware (44%) and ransomware (44%) were most commonly used, while individuals were most frequently targeted by spyware (47%, up by 6 p.p.). IT specialists were among the most targeted individuals (13%). Social engineering remains a major threat to individuals (92%) and is involved in half (50%) of all attacks on organizations. Data breaches occurred in 52% and 77% of successful attacks on organizations and individuals, respectively.
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Cybersecurity threatscape for African countries: Q1 2023–Q3 2024

In recent years, cyberthreats have become one of the most serious challenges facing governments, organizations, and individuals globally, and African countries are no exception. The rapid development of digital technologies and the spread of Internet access in the region create new opportunities for users, but also for cybercriminals.
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Summary of incident investigation and retrospective analysis projects, 2023–2024

This report presents the results of the work done by the PT ESC IR team from Q4 2023 through Q3 2024.
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Iran's cybersecurity threatscape for 2021-H1 2024

Iran's rapid digital transformation, aimed at ensuring the nation's digital sovereignty, is happening against a backdrop of sustained global cyberthreats, the need for substituting imported digital platforms and services, and efforts to create functional hardware and software solutions to ensure the cyber-resilience of the infrastructure.
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