Imagine finding out that your neighbor s identity was stolen and their life savings cleaned out by criminals who entered through their smart washing machine. Ridiculous, you say? Well, have you checked your home Wi-Fi network lately? You might have several connected household gadgets and other devices tethered wirelessly through a misconfigured router with no firewall settings.
Positive Technologies has released a report that indicates ransomware attacks have reached "stratospheric levels." The report finds ransomware assaults now account for 69 percent of all attacks involving malware. That is among the most disturbing finding. The research also reveals that the volume of attacks on governmental institutions has soared this year.
Despite countless vulnerabilities and exploits, the legacy Windows printing process service continues to be an attack surface in constant need of repair and maintenance, security experts say.
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