Closing intrusion vectors forced cybercriminals to revisit old attack avenues in the first half of 2023, but also to look for new ways how to attack their victims.
Password-guessing became last year's weapon of choice, as attackers attempted to brute-force vulnerable Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) servers, SQL databases, and SMB file shares.
One area focused on within the report is the current state of Android malware. "It is an open source system with many vendors having their own Android.