The annual report, proposed by SonicWall regarding the cyber threats of 2023, has revealed a rather disturbing picture regarding the online security.

While ransomware attacks appear to have slowed down their spread, with a substantial drop in operations, the phenomena of cryptojacking I am increased by 659%. The document, a 14-page report, was compiled to help the company’s partners find concrete solutions to digital threats.

Se i malware I am increased by 11% overall, the geographical areas were found to be most subject to this threat America Latina e United States (with increases respectively of 30% he was born in 15%). TheEuropawith a slight decline (-2%) of the number of reported attacks.

2023, in broad terms, marked a change in the objectives of cybercriminals. The single user has left room for companies, with cyber criminals increasingly targeting sectors such as healthcare, instruction e financial services.

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According to SonicWall, the massive use of tools like ChatGPT and of theGenerative AI has substantially influenced cybercrime, providing additional tools to bad actors.

Among the many numbers, the boom in cryptojacking attacks obviously stands out. We are talking about a particular type of malware, capable of hiding on a device and exploiting hardware resources of the same for mine cryptocurrencies. The malicious agents that act in this area tend to remain well hidden and not steal any type of data from the victim who is exploited exclusively for mining.

As with any other type of malware, even in this case an excellent one antivirus it’s a prudent attitude are the most common advice given by cybersecurity experts.

Furthermore, it should be taken into account that malware often combines cryptojacking functions with others even more invasive activitiessuch as data theft and more, thus resulting in a potential danger on multiple fronts.