Cybercriminals unleashed an average of 411,000 malicious files every day in 2023, representing a 3% increase from the previous year, according to Kaspersky.
The firm’s Security Bulletin: Statistics of the Year Report, published on December 14, 2023, showed that particular types of threats also escalated.
One example is the use of malicious desktop files (Microsoft Office, PDF…) to spread malware. Out of the 125 million files detected by Kaspersky in 2023, 24,000 were such documents – representing a 53% increase from 2022.
“The growth may be linked to a rise in attacks utilizing phishing PDF files, designed to pilfer data from potential victims,” the report reads.
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