When it comes to Hot summerIt’s not just about temperatures. In the month of JuneIndeed, there has been a surge in attacks, according to research ransomware.
According to what is shown by AxiosThe hacker they certainly don’t go on vacation. Compared to June 2022, in 2023 the same period saw the twice as many cases.
The analysis took into consideration 456 victims over the past month, although this number could be much higher. In fact, the list does not include organizations that have paid theirs ransom and cybercriminals who prefer to keep the numbers of their illegal activities secret.
The MOVEit case and prevention from ransomware attacks
In this sense, according to experts, the attack involved MOVEit it kicked off a ripple effect that, over the course of the following months, impacted ransomware cases. Not for nothing, taking into account the data of A crow (IT insurance company), the 20% casualties has something to do with the MOVEit case.
While ransomware is a form of attack that typically targets businesses, it’s a threat to anyone online these days.
To avoid potential infections is important inquire about as individual users e promote training by the staff of your company. A second useful step involves adopting a antivirus effective and theconstant update of the same and of the operating systems that have direct contact with the network.
Adopt a backup of the most precious files, perhaps by exploiting technology cloud, allows you to avoid data loss in case of ransomware. Regardless of all the other precautions, then, always having the utmost prudence is of fundamental importance.