The UK Most Targeted in Spear Phishing Attacks
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 04/18/2016 06:51 AM
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According to findings from Symantec's latest annual Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR), the UK ranked as the nation third most targeted with ransomware, the most targeted nation for spear phishing attacks and the second most hit-upon country with social media scams.
According to Symantec's report, 430 million new malware variants were discovered in 2015. Virus creators routinely vary their wares in a bid to outfox security defenses. And the number of zero-day vulnerabilities discovered last year more than doubled to a record-breaking 54, a 125 per cent increase from the previous year.
Symantec also indicated that advanced professional attack groups are the first to leverage zero-day vulnerabilities. If they don't use them, they sell them to lower-level criminals on the open market.
The report makes grim reading for anyone concerned about privacy or corporate security.
Source: The Register
According to Symantec's report, 430 million new malware variants were discovered in 2015. Virus creators routinely vary their wares in a bid to outfox security defenses. And the number of zero-day vulnerabilities discovered last year more than doubled to a record-breaking 54, a 125 per cent increase from the previous year.
Symantec also indicated that advanced professional attack groups are the first to leverage zero-day vulnerabilities. If they don't use them, they sell them to lower-level criminals on the open market.
The report makes grim reading for anyone concerned about privacy or corporate security.
Source: The Register
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