Zero-day vulnerabilities are now a big reason why cyberattacks happen a lot.

A new study has found that cyberattacks exploiting vulnerabilities to access data have increased by 180% in 2023 and nearly tripled in the past year. The rise is largely due to hackers exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in the MOVEit file-transfer software to steal sensitive medical information of almost 4 million Americans. The study also revealed a shift in cyberattack motives towards extortion, with 32% of breaches involving some form of extortion technique, including ransomware. Concerns were raised about deepfakes contributing to fraud and the spread of misinformation. The study recorded over 30,000 incidents of data breaches across 94 countries. You Can Read Full News By Clicking On Below Link.

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