But many businesses had not patched their software. The tools Shadow Brokers leaked were then used in the year's biggest global cyberattacks, including WannaCry. Researchers found that many of the exploits were old and imitated hacks that were made public years ago.
One tool, according to the documents, was malware that allowed the CIA to listen to targets through Samsung smart TVs, even while the TV was in a "fake off" mode. WannaCry, which spanned more than countries, leveraged some of the leaked NSA tools. In May, the ransomware targeted businesses running outdated Windows software and locked down computer systems.
The hackers behind WannaCry demanded money to unlock files. More than , machines were hit across numerous industries, including health care and car companies. Related: Why WannaCry took down so many businesses. There was a human cost: In Britain, hospitals with locked computers were forced to close temporarily. One patient told CNN his cancer surgery was delayed. Nunnikhoven, from Trend Micro, says it's an example of an Internet of Things hack with major consequences.
The Internet of Things refers to everyday devices, beyond traditional computers and phones, that connect to the internet. The WannaCry infections were so bad that, in an unusual move, Microsoft released a patch for Windows systems that it had stopped updating.
The cyberattack has been linked to North Korea. In June, the computer virus NotPetya targeted Ukrainian businesses using compromised tax software. The company's subsidiary TNT Express had to suspend business. Another major ransomware campaign, called Bad Rabbit , infiltrated computers by posing as an Adobe Flash installer on news and media websites that hackers had compromised.
Once the ransomware infected a machine, it scanned the network for shared folders with common names and attempted to steal user credentials to get on other computers. The ransomware, which hit in October, mostly affected Russia, but experts saw infections in Ukraine, Turkey and Germany.
It served as a reminder that people should never download apps or software from pop-up advertisements or sites that don't belong to the software company. In June, a security researcher discovered almost million voter records exposed online after a GOP data firm misconfigured a security setting in its Amazon cloud storage service.
It was the latest in a string of major breaches stemming from insecure Amazon servers where data is stored. Overall, the report noted a marked increase in cybercrime across all categories, including the number of breaches, number of records exposed, and breadth of countries and organizations impacted. The most alarming statistic cited in the report is the fact that 93 percent of incidents could have been prevented by following basic security best practices, such as patching software and conducting phishing training.
These numbers suggest an urgent need for greater security awareness. Network Security Vulnerabilities. Malware Statistics. The total malware infections have been on the rise for the last ten years: — Third-party app stores host More than , unique users were attacked by Trojan-Banker.
Asacub malware application. Malware development rates for Windows decreased by Malware is still the preferred distribution model, used The United States continues to host the most botnet control servers in the world. Trojans make up Over 18 million websites are infected with malware at a given time each week. Ransomware Statistics. A new organization will fall victim to ransomware every 14 seconds in , and every 11 seconds by Applications can take 5 — 10 longer to load when a computer is being used for coin mining.
Social Engineering Statistics. Phising Statistics. Fake invoices are the 1 disguise for distributing malware. By the end of , the average user was receiving 16 phishing emails per month. General Cyber Security Statistics. The Cost Of Cyber Security. The average cost in time of a malware attack is 50 days. From to there was a Including turnover of customers, increased customer acquisition activities, reputation losses and diminished goodwill the cost of lost business globally was highest for U.
Data Breach Statistics. It takes organizations an average of days to identify data breaches. The average size of a data breach is 25, records. The total number of breaches in was 1,, up from 1, the year before. Half of all data breaches globally to occur in the United States by In , the number of data breaches in the United States amounted to 1, with over The United States and the Middle East spend the most on post-data breach response.
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