Russia became the most attacked country in the world in 2022 and remains so to this day. This was stated by Dmitry Galov, head of Kaspersky GReAT in Russia, in an interview with the newspaper.News”
According to him, after the events of February 2022, dozens of hacker groups and hacktivists began to target Russian organizations, as well as carry out major “attacks” on ordinary users.
The expert claims that the most common threats to users include phishing, specifically targeting Telegram users. You should also remember the importance of phone scams and other social engineering and malware methods, Galov notes.
“At the same time, the attackers do not stop and are constantly improving their techniques,” the expert believes.
Galov cited as an example the sharp increase in attacks on users last year through attacks on suppliers and service providers, that is, organizations that have access to the victims’ network. When it comes to attacks against companies, they have started using utilities to tunnel traffic. The expert explained that in this way, organizations allow access to closed parts of their networks.
“Referring to data from Irina Zinovkina, head of analytical research at Positive Technologies, Izvestia writes that the number of successful attacks on Russian organizations was 220 in 2022, in 2023 this number decreased to 167. Meanwhile, 217 attacks were recorded in 2024. .
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