In 2024, the number of cyber attacks using reconciled accounts of employees in Russia increased three times compared to the previous year. This was reported to the “Gazeta.ru” by the press service from the Sun Information Security field of the company.
Experts say that this tendency is a change in the focus of cyber criminals. Instead of developing complex malware, computer pirates are increasingly resorting to the operation of existing security deficits – weak passwords, identity hunting attacks and data leaks -. As a result, not only large companies, but also ordinary users are threatened.
Experts emphasize that the economy under the coup has various sectors and living spaces. Hacking accounts have become more frequent on social networks, online banks, e-mail services and other digital platforms. The attackers use to reach theft of personal data, financial resources, distribution of malware, and implementation of other illegal actions.
According to experts, the increase in the number of hacking is due to a number of factors. These include insufficient awareness of users’ cyber safety rules, the use of weak and repeated passwords and two factors authentication measurements. Furthermore, the reason for the reconciliation of the accounts is the data leaks in various online sources.
Analysts call users and organizations to strengthen measures to protect their accounts. It is recommended to use complex and unique passwords, to change regularly, to enable two factors authentication everywhere, to be vigilant for identity hunting letters and messages, as well as to follow the news about possible data leaks and take timely measures to protect your accounts.
It is assumed that the tendency to increase attacks will continue to increase the attacks using the dangerous accounts in the near future. Experts foresee the growth of cyber crimes more in this direction and emphasize a continuous increase in cyber security levels both at the level of users and at the level of organizations and state structures.
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Source: Gazeta
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