Regarding cybersecurity, extortion attacks such as ransomware continue to increase and cybercrime is on the rise. RaaS (Ransomware as a Service), also known as human-operated ransomware, is one of the most impactful threats facing organizations. After RaaS appeared, they were seen as an intermediary for increasing cyber-attacks.
Microsoft releases ‘Cyber signal’ report summarizing cyber threats
The “Cyber signal” report released by Microsoft includes information on the current cyber threat situation, analyzing attackers’ strategies and techniques, and spreading them frequently.
In particular, the second report published in August 2022 includes information on the factors that cause extortion attacks and the increasing influence of Ransomware-as-a-services. (Raas) Now, attackers can buy access to infrastructure and steal data through Raas, and professional brokers for this service are also appearing.
Some main contents of Cyber Signal
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The Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit removed more than 531,000 phishing URLs and 5,400 phishing toolkits between July 2021 and June 2022 and collected guest passwords. stolen goods.
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In addition, they identified and shut down more than 1,400 malicious email accounts. According to the provided data, the average time for an attacker to access personal data immediately after successfully performing an email phishing act is 1 hour 12 minutes.
Cyber attackers continue to take over users’ accounts, distribute malicious URLs and attachments via email, and it doesn’t take long for attackers to access data. According to Basu Jackal (Microsoft’s corporate vice president of Security), responding to attacks from ransomware attackers requires a greater degree of cooperation and determination on the part of individuals and organizations to create a more secure cyber world.
To deal with advanced and specialized cyberattacks, a specialized security program is also required, which is extremely important. As a result, there are many cyberattacks through phishing emails, and countermeasures are needed, so organizations and businesses should use a dedicated email security program.
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