"Web App Attacks Surge 251% in Two Years"

Security researchers at Imperva have found that web application attacks on UK businesses have soared by over 250% since October 2019.  The security vendor analyzed nearly 4.7 million web application-related cybersecurity incidents over the period to find that attacks are increasing, on average, by 22% each quarter.  The researchers stated that this is likely to be fuelling a vast increase in data breaches.  Remote code execution (RCE) and remote file inclusion (RFI) attacks, often used to steal information and hijack websites, surged by 271% over the two years.  The researchers also found that half (50%) of all data breaches begin with web applications. During their analysis, the researchers noted that web app attacks increased by 68% from Q2 to Q3 2021, as threat actors sought to flood underground sites with stolen data ahead of the Christmas shopping period. The researchers estimated that around 20 billion compromised records would stem from web app attacks in 2021.  

Infosecurity reports: "Web App Attacks Surge 251% in Two Years"