Ransomware, infected infrastructure cases spiked last year: Cyber Security Agency
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As the Cyber Security Agency (CSA) of Singapore celebrates its 10th anniversary, it highlighted the threats that our country faces.The Singapore Cyber Landscape 2024 by the agency shows how it has responded to threats over the years, countering advanced persiRansomware, infected infrastructure cases spiked last year: Cyber Security Agency
As the Cyber Security Agency (CSA) of Singapore celebrates its 10th anniversary, it highlighted the threats that our country faces.The Singapore Cyber Landscape 2024 by the agency shows how it has responded to threats over the years, countering advanced persistent threat (APT) groups and evolving scams.Specifically, APT activity has increased globally, with a focus on Government and critical infrastructure among those targeting Southeast Asia.CSA pointed out that ransomware and infected infrastructure were key concerns locally in 2024.Reported ransomware cases increased from 132 cases in 2023 to 159 in 2024, while infected infrastructure surged from 70,200 to 117,300 within the same period.«CSA's analysis revealed that most of these infections involved old malware strains with readily available remediation measures which were not adopted,» the agency said.«This underscored a troubling fact — that even as ransomware and other cyber threats grew, users were still failing to update and patch vulnerable software.» Read more