The Most Popular Type of Hacker Attacks Is Named

The number of hacker attacks worldwide increased by 0.3 percent in the second quarter of 2021 compared to the first three months of the year. Such data is contained in a study by analysts at Positive Technologies.

At the same time, experts noted that the number of attacks began to grow more slowly than before. This can be explained by the fact that businesses have gradually adapted to ensure cybersecurity during the pandemic COVID-19.

The researchers named malware as the key weapon of hackers. It accounted for 73 percent of all attacks on companies. The most popular type of VPO among hackers was encryption software: 69 percent of all attacks use it.

“The share of attacks aimed at compromising computers, servers and network equipment increased from 71 percent to 87 percent, which is connected with the growth of ransomware attacks. The percentage of attacks motivated by financial gain also increased (from 43% to 59%). Attackers most often attacked medical and government institutions and the industrial sector,” Positive Technologies experts stated.

It is noted that when attacking individuals cyber attackers are primarily interested in their personal data (78 percent of cases).

According to analysts, the volume of stolen payment information more than doubled in the second quarter of 2021.

At the same time, 77 percent of the attacks were targeted, and hackers were interested in individuals in only 12 percent of cases.