Cyber Crime Surges as Malware Dominates July’s Opening Weeks
Cyber Crime accounted for more than three-quarters of all activity in the first half of July, with Malware the weapon of choice and Information & Communication infrastructure bearing the brunt of the campaign.
“Malware was involved in 37 of 85 confirmed incidents — more than any other single technique, and nearly triple the runner-up.”
Who’s Behind the Attacks
Cyber Crime drove roughly three of every four incidents this period, with state-linked Cyber Espionage — from China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran-aligned groups — a distant but persistent second.
The Malware Playbook
Account takeovers and ransomware trail well behind, while a long tail of eleven other techniques — from SQLi to session hijacking — each surfaced only once.
The Front Door
MITRE ATT&CK’s T1190 — exploitation of public-facing applications — was named in more than a quarter of tagged initial-access techniques, well ahead of phishing and remote-service abuse.
Who’s in the Crosshairs
Information & Communication led every other sector by a wide margin, with Public Administration and Financial Services rounding out the top three.