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DDoS attacks dropped by a third in Q4 2020, compared to Q3 — Kaspersky

The number of DDoS attacks detected by Kaspersky was found to have dropped by 31% in Q4 2020, compared to Q3, with the decline believed to be connected to a rise in cryptomining. As online activity increased over the course of 2020, with users staying at home during the Covid-19 pandemic, DDoS attacks surged, with … Read more

Cyber attackers favoring stealthier attacks, says Darktrace

Cyber attackers are moving away from ransomware to stealthier tactics, including banking Trojans and cryptojacking, an analysis of attack data reveals. Cyber criminals are switching away from ransomware to stealthier attacks as the main sources of generating revenue, according to analysis by British artificial intelligence (AI)-based cyber security firm Darktrace. The firm’s latest cyber threat landscape report is based on … Read more