Median ransomware payments meteor spike to almost $200k up from $70k last year.Double extortion from data exfiltration is commonplace in campaigns at a rate of 84%.5% year-over-year increase in HTTPS vs HTTP phishing attacks.Spear phishing email traffic increased 16.4% YoY and now accounts for approximately 8.3% of all email traffic.Over 1 billion unwanted emails classified as phishing.Email phishing is the primary vector for infection followed by remote desktop protocol (RDP) RDP was #1 last year.Analyzing high-risk URLs, on average, each malicious domain hosted 2.9 malware URLs, compared to only 1.9 phishing URLs.Manufacturing remains the #1 targeted industry vertical.Rising geopolitical tensions continue to influence malware campaigns.Malware on endpoint continues to decline 16.7% YoY.Key highlights from this year’s report include: A decline in malware infections indicates comprehensive security measures are effective,” said Prentiss Donohue, Executive Vice President, OpenText Cybersecurity. “Cybercriminals are equal opportunity offenders.Īcknowledging risks and preparing accordingly with a mulitlayered approach to protecting data are recommended courses of action for businesses of every size.” There is, however, some encouraging news. “Cyber bad actors, including nation-state players, continue to be persistent, innovative and effective. New malicious websites come online daily, while legitimate sites are occasionally compromised and co-opted for nefarious purposes. Meanwhile, online cybersecurity threats continue to emerge at an alarming pace. The percentage of malicious URLs hidden behind a proxy or geolocation-masking service increased 36% year-over-year (YoY).

One notable trend from the past year was a significant increase in concealing the location of URLs hosting malware and phishing sites. Threat actors doubled down on longstanding tactics while demonstrating innovation with new techniques. Powered by the BrightCloud ® Threat Intelligence Platform, the OpenText Cybersecurity annual report breaks down a broad range of threat activity, offers insight into the trends observed, and discusses wide-reaching impacts for industries, geographies, companies and individuals. OpenText™ ( NASDAQ: OTEX), ( TSX: OTEX) released the results of the 2023 OpenText Cybersecurity Threat Report which explores the latest threats and risks to the small and medium business (SMB) and consumer segments.

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