Tag: Atlas VPN
Record 5.4 million DDoS attacks reported in first half 2021, claims report
According to the data presented by the Atlas VPN team, cybercriminals launched nearly 5.4 million Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks in the first half of 2021 — an 11% increase compared to the first half of 2020. More than half (2.8 million) of the attacks utilized compromised computer systems, or in other words, botnet…
4 in 10 malware downloads are malicious office docs
Even though infecting office documents with malware has been established for a long time, it is still very successful at tricking people. According to recent Atlas VPN team findings, 43% of all malware downloads are malicious office docs. Harmful office files are popular among cybercriminals as they usually can evade many antivirus software from detection. …
Cyberattacks increased by a third in the last year
According to the data presented by the Atlas VPN team, cyberattacks have increased by 33% since last year. The total amount of malicious attacks in Q1 rose from 538 in 2020 to 713 in 2021. In January 2020, there were a total of 160 cyberattacks. Meanwhile, January 2021 saw 183 malicious attacks — 14% more than the same month last year. Looking…
More than 3 billion internet users now use Google Chrome
According to the recent Atlas VPN team findings, nearly 3.3 billion internet users (or 41% of the population) now use Google Chrome, making it by far the most popular internet browser. The second most popular browser is Safari, with a total of 944,576,100 internet users. iPhone or Mac device users mostly work with the Safari browser as Apple developed…
Millennials and Gen Zers most likely to fall for online scams, US study finds
There is a common misconception that older people, who tend to have less experience with new technologies, are more likely to fall for online scams. However, recent findings suggest that the opposite may be true. According to data analyzed by the Atlas VPN team, Millennials and Gen Zers in the United States are more likely to fall for…
Over 5 billion personal records were leaked in Q1 of 2021
According to recent Atlas VPN findings, over 5 billion data records have already been leaked in 2021. One of the reasons for such a high number is the Compilation of Many Breaches (COMB) which compromised about 3.27 billion data records alone. February was the worst month in records lost, as there were 12 breaches and 3.4 billion…
4 in 5 UK businesses subject to phishing attacks
Lack of cybersecurity in the work-from-home environment has made people more vulnerable to receiving fraudulent phishing emails or being directed to deceiving websites. According to the data presented by the Atlas VPN team, in the past 12 months 83% of UK businesses experienced phishing attacks — an 11% rise in the past four years. Other significant…
Over 100 million malware infections detected on Windows in 2020
According to data analyzed by Atlas VPN, in 2020 devices with Windows operating systems were affected by over 111 million malware infections. Out of all of the Windows malware threats detected last year, 83% or nearly 92.3 million were found on consumer devices, while 15% or 16.7 million were discovered on business devices. The remaining…
37 billion data records leaked in 2020, 140% year on year
According to the data analyzed by the Atlas VPN team based on the 2020 Year End Data Breach QuickView Report by Risk Based Security, the number of leaked data records worldwide hit a whopping 37 billion in 2020. That's a 140% increase from 15 billion records in 2019. The majority — 82% or over 30 billion of…
UK cybersecurity firms hit $12 billion revenue in 2020
Cybersecurity has never been more important, as the pandemic forced many people to shift towards remote work. Also with most entertainment venues closed, people used the web more to fill up their free time. This situation was a great opportunity for online businesses, and cybersecurity companies did not miss the chance to capitalize on it.…
