"Government Sector Suffers 236% Surge in Malware Attacks"

According to security researchers at SonicWall, global threat actors have been ramping up attacks on government targets, with a triple-digit annual increase in malware-driven attempts to compromise victims in the first three months of the year.  Alongside the 236% year-on-year (YoY) increase in Q1 2024, the researchers recorded a 27% annual increase in government attacks in the month leading up to the US election.  The researchers claimed that recorded DDoS attacks are on track to surpass last year’s figure by 32%.  SonicWall claims to have blocked over 12.9 million attacks targeting IP cameras this year.   The researchers also found that there has been a 33% increase in attacks related to the software supply chain since the start of the year.

Infosecurity Magazine reports: "Government Sector Suffers 236% Surge in Malware Attacks"