Research - Atlas VPN

Atlas VPN blog

Your daily reads on everything digital

All Categories

Research

Product Updates

Privacy

How-To

Meet the Team

Malware disguised as meeting apps spiked by 1,067% in 12 months

The COVID-19 pandemic forced the majority of people to move their work to their homes, which meant an unprecedented increase in online meeting application usage. Criminals did not overlook this fact and started to distribute malware using popular meeting applications as a lure.

RESEARCH | 3 min read

Government most hit by ransomware attacks in 2020 followed by Banking

According to the data presented by the Atlas VPN team, the government sector was the most affected by ransomware attacks in 2020, followed by Banking. In total, 50% of last year's ransomware attacks were directed at these industries among the top 10 most-targeted sectors.

RESEARCH | 3 min read

Government documents and benefits fraud surged 45 times in 2020

Recent findings by Atlas VPN reveal that government documents or benefits fraud jumped 45 times in 2020. Most states have experienced a dramatic surge in fraudulent unemployment benefits claims filed by organized crime rings using stolen identities.

RESEARCH | 3 min read

Microsoft and Zoom most impersonated brands at 80% in 2020 phishing attempts

It is no secret that cybercriminals often pretend to be someone they are not to lure out people's money or valuable information, and what can be better than a well-known and trusted brand?

RESEARCH | 3 min read

Nearly one-fifth of CEOs see cybersecurity as the biggest threat to organizations' growth

Few events in the recent decades have impacted how we go about our daily lives or conduct business as much as Covid-19. When the global pandemic hit last year, many were forced to shift to remote work or transfer their business online, bringing about a wave of challenges.

RESEARCH | 3 min read

Elderly people lost nearly $1 billion to Internet crime in 2020

According to Atlas VPN findings, Americans over 60 years old lost a staggering $966 million to various types of internet scams in 2020. Cybercriminals target victims over the age of 60 because they are believed to have significant financial resources.

RESEARCH | 3 min read

IoT malware attacks worldwide surge by 66% to over 50 million in 2020

From wearables and baby monitors to defibrillators and industrial robots — Internet of Things (IoT) devices are slowly taking over our lives both in personal and business settings. However, so are cyber threats related to these devices.

RESEARCH | 4 min read

FBI reports 12x surge in phishing complaints over the past 5 years

Atlas VPN's analysis reveals that phishing in the US soared over 12 times in the last five years, hitting a record 241,342 complaints in 2020. This data is provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) branch called Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3).

RESEARCH | 3 min read

macOS malware development surged by over 1,000% in 2020

According to the Atlas VPN investigation, the development of macOS malware surged by 1,092% in 2020. To be exact, 674,273 new malware samples were found in 2020, when there were only 56,556 samples detected in 2019.

RESEARCH | 2 min read

1 2 3 4...21 33