Commercial enterprises are not left out; just over one-third (36%) of targeted attacks, typically using social engineering to collect account information and deploy malware. While the number of threats targeting these businesses increased by only 3%, the sector saw a 10% jump in malware over the previous reporting period. And deepfakes, the report says, are increasingly being used in targeted attacks such as this one where a deep recording of a CEO’s voice instructs a finance manager to transfer money to a bad actor.
Unsurprisingly, BlackBerry customers in the US contributed to the most attempted attacks, with 82% of attacks blocked, 54% of which were new malware. Rounding out the top five targets were Japan, South Korea, Australia, and Honduras. BlackBerry saw the largest number of new malware in the US, followed by South Korea, Japan, Australia, and Brazil.
The report also found that 56% of reported vulnerabilities listed as CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) were being developed with a severity rating of 7.0 or higher out of 10, a three percent increase over the previous reporting period.
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