Threat Landscape 2022-2023
Evaluation of cyber threats in 2022 and perspectives for 2023, highlighting the resurgence of groups creating and renting ransomware (RaaS) and an increase in cyber espionage due to geopolitical conflicts. The document analyzes different types of attacks, the evolution of cybercrime actors, and key trends.
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Threat Landscape
- Types of Attacks: Ransomware remains the main threat, with the RaaS model gaining popularity. New ransomware families such as Cerber, Entropy, Cuba, Quatumlocker, Dark Angels, Hive, and Conti are highlighted.
- Exploitation of Vulnerabilities: There’s an increase in exploiting vulnerabilities like ProxyLogon, ProxyShell, and Log4j.
- DDoS Attacks: These attacks have become more persistent and sophisticated, partly driven by the rise of cryptocurrencies.
- Phishing and Cyber Espionage: Phishing has become more personalized and geolocated, and cyber espionage has significantly increased.
Evolution of Cybercrime Actors
- General Information: An increase in activity from APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) groups is identified, with countries like China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea being the most active.
- Specific Actors: Groups such as MuddyWater, Mustang Panda, ALPHV, Vice Society, and LAPSUS$ are mentioned.
- Key Trends: A trend towards affiliation and collaboration among cybercriminals is observed, as well as the dissolution and reorganization of known groups.
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