"No, Criminals Are Not in Love With VPNs, Expert Insists"

CrowdSec analyzed data on malicious Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and discovered that most malicious activity stems from Russia, the US, and India. Over one million IP addresses in each of these countries have been reported as malicious. However, CrowdSec emphasized that this number does not necessarily indicate the attacker's nationality but rather the "localization" of a compromised asset. Scanning makes up for the majority of malicious activity, indicating that a threat actor is actively searching the Internet for vulnerabilities they can exploit for unauthorized access, Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks, or other types of attacks. Nearly 60 percent of malicious IP addresses are involved in scanning, while over 23 percent are attempting to exploit known vulnerabilities. The third most prevalent threat is brute force, with threat actors targeting the most common and weak passwords, which are typically set by default. With the widespread adoption of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), cybersecurity experts have begun noting an increase in the number of new threats associated with IPv6 addresses. This article continues to discuss key findings from the CrowdSec Majority Report for Q2 2023.

Cybernews reports "No, Criminals Are Not in Love With VPNs, Expert Insists"