Over 60% of global ransomware attacks are directed at the US and UK

Criminals use ransomware as a weapon to damage businesses or countries' cybersecurity and obtain critical information. Since the United States is one of the most powerful countries, it is a perfect target to launch cyberattacks.

24% of Americans share work passwords with people outside the organization

Data presented by Atlas VPN reveals that 24.39% of Americans share work passwords with people outside of their workplace.

Microsoft, Cloudflare, and Google emerge as the most spam-friendly Internet Service Providers

Unsolicited electronic communication, known as spam, at best is annoying, however, at worse can pose many dangers. While the spam issue is as old as the internet itself, to this day, many Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have done very little to prevent spammers operating from their networks.

Millennials and Gen Z members are the least likely to report cybercrime

Elderly individuals are usually thought to be the ones who have less experience with modern technologies and are more vulnerable to cybercrime online. However, as new findings suggest, that might be completely false.

79% of enterprises have increased their adoption of advanced security technologies

79% of companies have increased their adoption of advanced security technologies to combat the increase in cyber attacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Blockchain hackers have stolen over $1 billion in Q3 2021

Blockchain technology and cryptocurrency hype have gotten a lot of attention in the past years. However, it has also become a goldmine for cybercriminals who exploit blockchain’s network design, implementation, and other things to get a quick buck.

More than 1 million unique phishing websites were detected in H1 2021

Phishing is one of the easiest cyber attacks to carry out and highly effective for defrauding victims of sensitive information. It may be why phishing attack numbers continue to rise.

Almost 40% of internet users globally don’t have internet freedom

As internet adoption continues to grow worldwide, more and more governments want to control what internet users can see and assert their authority over tech firms. These trends have resulted in a significant decrease in internet freedom and more restricted access to content.