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Security Boulevard Community Chats Webinars Library Top 5 Ransomware Attacks to Watch Out for in 2021 Security researchers have uncovered that year-on-year ransomware attacks are doubling in number. According to a report from TechTarget, the average ransom payment has increased by 43% as compared to Q4 of 2020. That is $220,298 from $154,108 in Q4 2020.  Reportedly, the year 2020 witnessed a double ransomware attack due to remote working culture in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemi...

Share this article CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The APWGs new Phishing Activity Trends Report reveals that the number of phishing attacks observed by APWG members grew through 2020, fully doubling over the course of the year. Attacks peaked in October 2020, with a high of 225,304 new phishing sites appearing in that month alone, breaking all previous monthly records. APWG REPORT: Phishing Attacks Double in 2020 and October Shatters All-Time Monthly Records In Brazil, securit...